Conservationists say only about 2,500 of the world's smallest cattle species remain in the wild.
The "magical" birth of an anoa - the world's smallest wild cattle species - has been captured on film for the first time, conservationists said.
They can be found in forests and swamps on Sulawesi, where they are sometimes known as "demons of the forest". Conservationists said anoas were "in real trouble in the wild", not least because of fears that anoas leave the forest at night and use their horns to attack livestock."Anoa are incredibly shy and elusive animals," said keeper Callum Garner. "So to be able to witness a calf being born and then see those magical first moments between mum and baby is very special indeed.
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