Bos gaurus – gaur, sometimes (wrongly) called Indian “bison” – used to roam forests across south and southeast Asia.
Their number and range are much-diminished, and their conservation status is “Vulnerable”.
India is now gaurs’ stronghold; in suitable, “protected” Indian forests – most especially, in south India’s Western Ghats – the gaur population is increasing.
Older males are the world’s largest living cattle; 1 metric tonne is not exceptionally massive, and some of the oldest, darkest individuals weigh circa 1.5 tonnes!
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