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A LOT of bull (#1 in series of south India single-image teasers)

 

 


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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