What is special about the gaur?

Posted by Keshav Jain on


          The gaur is the largest bovine existing today. This animal is also called the Indian bison, and is found in South and Southeast India.



          The gaur is dark brown in colour, almost black when it is old. It has very large ears. Its tail is short, and reaches only until its hocks. As the animal grows, the hair on its back becomes thin. The length of the animal is between 250 and 330 centimetres from the head to the rear. The male gaur is larger and heavier than females. An adult female can weigh between 440 to 1,000 kilograms.



          A male gaur, on the other hand weighs about 600 to 1,500 kilograms! Do you know that gaurs are among the largest living land animal? The gaur can consistently grow heavier. Other animals that boast such consistency are elephants, rhinos, hippopotamuses and giraffes.



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