Access
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
News
Nature 449, 124 (13 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449124a; Published online 12 September 2007
Mystery ox finds its identity
Ewen Callaway
The kouprey, an enigmatic Asian ox believed to be a hybrid — and so, unworthy of conservation efforts — is in fact a distinct species related to the banteng (a wild ox)1. The conclusion contradicts earlier findings2 that the horned beast is a cross between the banteng and domesticated zebu cattle.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).