Rare ‘Asian unicorn’ dies in captivity

THE first confirmed sighting in more than a decade of one of the rarest animals in the world, described as the “Asian unicorn”, was revealed yesterday.

But the saola died after villagers took it into captivity in a remote region of Laos, conservationists said.

The critically endangered mammal, which is found in the mountains of Vietnam and Laos, was first discovered in 1992.