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Some facts about the
Gaur
Adult weight : 825 kg (1815 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 26 years
Female maturity :590 days
Male maturity : 550 days
Gestation : 275 days
Weaning : 137 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 634 days
Weight at birth : 23 kg (50.6 lbs)
Gaur
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Species : Bos frontalis
The Gaur, indian bison is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Facts about the gaur
Elephants, sloth bears and gaurs are a common sight at the Indira Gandhi National Park.
Gaurs are the largest wild oxen in the world today.
Like many jungle animals, Gaurs are fond of visiting salt licks.
The gaur is a wild ox that lives mainly in small herds of no more than a dozen animals.
The gaur is listed as Vulnerable according to the 2000 IUCN Red Data List, Endangered by the U.
The mithan, or Bos frontalis, is a large domesticated Asiatic bovine whose more common name is the gayal, said Patrick Thomas, assistant curator of mammals at the Bronx Zoo.
While gaurs are dependent on water for drinking, they do not seem to bathe or wallow.
Geographic Range The range of Bos frontalis is Nepal, India to Indochina, and the Malay Peninsula (Nowak 1999). (Full text)
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The finest ruin in Gaur is that of the Great Golden Mosque, also called Bara Darwaza, or twelvedoored (1526). (Full text)
Despite its size and bulk, the gaur is agile and can climb down steep gullies for food. (Full text)
Gaurs are huge; they can measure 2 m at the shoulder and can weigh 900 kg. (Full text)
The gaur is native to hilly, forested districts of India, Myanmar, and the Malay Peninsula. (Full text)
Status - The population of Gaur is declining in the wild. (Full text)
Male Gaurs are black in color, while female Gaurs are brown. (Full text)
Gaurs are native to India and southeast Asia. (Full text)
Adult male gaurs are dark brown to black in colour, with white legs from just above the knees, down to and including the hooves. (Full text)
The gaurs are the biggest cattle in the world, and very impressive. (Full text)
Habits and Habitat Gaurs are often found in tropical woodlands and savannas where they eat grasses, shoots, and fruit. (Full text)
1. gaur, Bibos gaurus -- (wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India)gaur
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