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Wild cattle don't come much more beautiful or impressive than the banteng (Bos javanicus), one of three (or is it two?) surviving cattle species that are as much a part of wild Asia as are the tiger or the orang-utan. Like the tiger and the orang-utan, the banteng has not done very well in the face of human pressure, but it has one thing those animals don't: a large population - its largest, in fact - living wild in a country that was never part of its natural range.
So what does it mean for conservation when an endangered animal's safest and most successful home is a place Nature never put it ...?
Shownotes at www.thewildepisode.com
And don't forget to subscribe to the show, to make sure you don't miss any future wonders, curiosities or horrors from the natural world!
By Brian Ruckley5
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Wild cattle don't come much more beautiful or impressive than the banteng (Bos javanicus), one of three (or is it two?) surviving cattle species that are as much a part of wild Asia as are the tiger or the orang-utan. Like the tiger and the orang-utan, the banteng has not done very well in the face of human pressure, but it has one thing those animals don't: a large population - its largest, in fact - living wild in a country that was never part of its natural range.
So what does it mean for conservation when an endangered animal's safest and most successful home is a place Nature never put it ...?
Shownotes at www.thewildepisode.com
And don't forget to subscribe to the show, to make sure you don't miss any future wonders, curiosities or horrors from the natural world!

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