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by themselves, and flourished for a considerable period. 
Unfortunately, however, one of the two has died since 
the photograph was taken. 
Apart from the interest attaching to it as a primitive 
island type, and as being the smallest representative of 
the ox tribe, it cannot fairly be said that the anoa is a 
very attractive animal. It has nothing specially to com- 
mend it from an aesthetic point of view, being, in fact, 
a rather ugly and ungainly creature; and from its pug- 
nacious disposition it is not adapted for turning out in 
British parks among other horned animals. Moreover, 
it has a decidedly delicate constitution, which alone 
would be sufficient to render it unfit for this kind of 
life. 
