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Oldest animal painting discovered

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The earliest known painting of an animal has been identified in a cave on the island of Borneo.

The artwork is believed to be at least 40,000 years old.

The painting is known as a figurative painting. This means real objects are depicted rather than abstract shapes.

The researchers aren’t certain what animal it represents, but they believe it’s a banteng, a type of wild cow that lives in the area today.

The painting was found in a system of caves in the remote and rugged mountains of East Kalimantan, an Indonesian province on Borneo.

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