Kouprey
Unknown to science until 1937, the kouprey was rare even then: no more
than an estimated 2,000 existed in eastern Thailand, southern Laos,
westernmost Vietnam, and the northern plains of Cambodia; the last named
is considered the centre of distribution, where it is the national
symbol. The presence of the gaur and the banteng ,
two other common wild oxen, may also have delayed recognition of the
kouprey, which could be mistaken for either species by casual observers.
The kouprey is intermediate in size, standing 1.7–1.9 metres (5.6–6.2
feet) tall and weighing 700–900 kg (1,500–2,000 pounds). Old bulls are
very dark brown with white stockings (like the banteng and the gaur) and
have a very large dewlap (present, though smaller, in the other two).
Kouprey
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