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ANOA
, the native name of the small See also:wild See also:buffalo of See also:Celebes, See also:Bos (Bubalus) depressicornis, which stands but little over a yard at the See also:shoulder, and is the most diminutive of all wild See also:cattle
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It is nearly allied to the larger See also:Asiatic buffaloes, showing the same reversal of the direction of the See also:hair on the back
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The horns are See also:peculiar for their upright direction and See also:comparative straightness, although they have the same triangular See also:section as in other buffaloes
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