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New dwarf buffalo discovered by chance in the Philippines

The fossil of a newly described species of extinct, dwarf water buffalo was found in the Philippine island of Cebu. While large domestic water buffalo stand six feet at the shoulder and weigh 2,000 pounds, B. cebuensis would have stood only two-and-one-half feet and weighed about 350 pounds. Bubalus cebuensis, which evolved from a large-sized continental ancestor to dwarf size, is the first well-supported example of 'island dwarfing' among cattle and their relatives.

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