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		<title>The Tamaraw</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-tamaraw/" title="The Tamaraw" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="175" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tamaraw1a-300x175.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="tamaraw" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tamaraw1a-300x175.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tamaraw1a-800x466.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tamaraw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The tamaraw, aka Mindoro dwarf buffalo, hails from the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. These critters are the 2nd-largest native <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;terrestrial&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Terrestrial creatures are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land. They may venture into the trees or water, but their primary existence is on land.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/terrestrial/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">terrestrial</a> <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammal&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammal/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammal</a> in the country. Number 1 is the carabao. Thanks to habitat destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development; <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;competition&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Competition is most typically considered to be the interaction of species that strive to acquire a common resource that is in limited supply, but more commonly can be termed as the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in health when the organisms share the same resource. Typically neither organism benefits.Some examples are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;lions&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cheetahs&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;squirrels&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;woodpeckers&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, or an &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;antelope&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and a &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;gazelle&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/competition/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">competition</a> for feeding land at the hands [&#x2026;]</p>
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