I was surprised to find that there is an Italian Mediterranean buffalo species/breed [1] that is thought to be descended from an altogether distinct lineage tha

I was surprised to find that there is an Italian Mediterranean buffalo species/breed [1] that is thought to be descended from an altogether distinct lineage that went extinct around the last ice age [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Mediterranean_buffalo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Mediterranean_buffalo [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubalus_murrensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubalus_murrensis