I was always enchanted by Saigas

Still, it is strange to have a press release on a study before it even gets started:

Asia's Odd-ball Antelope Gets Collared:

A group of scientists led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in Mongolia's windswept Gobi Desert recently fitted high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) collars on eight saiga antelope in an effort to help protect one of Asia's most bizarre-looking -- and endangered -- large mammals.

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Also known as the "Anti-Dork Antelope." Not really. These are springbok.
Well, this MVP was a bit trickier than most, thanks to the fact that most scoria/cinder cones look pretty similar and some initial confusion about the photo in the first place.