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Réalisé le 6 novembre 2014 près du Hornbill camp, sud de l'Inde.
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Taken on November, 6th / 2014 near the Hornbill camp, southern India.
Wikipedia: The gaur (Bos gaurus), also known as the Indian bison, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016, with the majority of those existing in India. It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
A Gaur or Indian Bison Calf crossing the forest road @ Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Palghat, Kerala, India
de skull of a Gaur or Indian Bison, most probably a Tiger or Wild dog catch, found near the water body of Anamalais during the recent explore
a herd of Indian Bison or Gaur (Bos gaurus) feeding at the plateau below Erumapetty mala plateau Eravikulam NP during the recent explorations.
Gaur (Bos gaurus) is commonly referred as the Indian bison belongs to the sub-family Bovinae of the order Artiodactyla, and is the largest living bovine, confined to the Oriental biogeographic region of the world. The gaur, belongs to the group of wild oxen. These include the Asiatic buffalo, African buffalo, true cattle and bison. The ancestors of the gaur are known to have evolved in Asia some 20 million years ago. In total, there are 21 sub-species of wild oxen, which belong to nine species, constituting four genera. Bos gaurus gaurus (India and Nepal), Bos gaurus readei (Myanmar-Burma and Indochina) and Bos gaurus hubbacki (Thailand south of the isthmus Kra and West Malaysia) are the recognized sub-species of gaur.
Gaur bulls are larger in stature as compared to the cows. Bulls weigh 600-1000 kg and stand 1.6 - 1.9 m at shoulder whereas cows are shorter and weigh about one fourth the males. These animals are known to have
acute sense of smell and good hearing but the visual senses are relatively less developed. One of the most striking features of gaur is the muscular ridge on its shoulders, which slopes down to the middle of the back where it ends in an abrupt dip. This is often referred to as the dorsal ridge and is the result of the extension of the dorsal vertebrae. Both sexes have horns and in the males especially larger at the base with more outward swath and lesser incurving at the tips. There is a high bulging forehead ridge between the horns referred to as bos. The average spread / length of one horn is 80-100 cm. The distance between tips of horns may be up to 120 cm. The colour of the eyes are brown.
The old males have two prominent skin folds (dewlap), one small at the chin and a long one hanging below throat. At the time of birth newly born calves are light golden yellow in colour. The younger bulls and females have brown pelage but the older males are almost jet black.
A big male Indian Gaur or Indian Bison (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species on earth and native to India and SE Asia.
Seen in the Asian Savanna field exhibit of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: Vulnerable
Bhagwan Mahavir National Park, Goa, India
Vulnerable
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Gaur (Indian Bison) at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, India
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Bhagwan Mahavir National Park, Goa, India
Vulnerable
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Kanha National Park, India.
We were a little sad to be leaving Kanha after a thoroughly enjoyable three days. The park was beautiful, our lodge was fabulous and, thanks to Vinay, our excellent driver/guide, we'd had 5 tiger sightings (including some wonderful close views) and a good mix of other wildlife (including our only wild dog sighting)
However next up was Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve...
The Gaur is the largest of the Bovine family and can stand up to 220cm. (Largest species of wild cattle)
We got lucky seeing a heard of them in Nagarhole national park.
The Gaur status is vulnerable.
Escorted by attendant egrets, a solitary bull gaur crossed the road in front of us one morning. Although it weighs over a metric ton, a gaur is seldom aggressive to humans unless it is with a family group.
Only 20% of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve is open to visitors, but that small area yields a very large number of wildlife sightings.
He sprang up right in front, about 10 meters away from where I sat.
My nephew seated on my left side was watching something else unaware of the visitor right in front. Just few minutes back I have told him that I could smell elephants and being late afternoon, it was the usual time of elephant movement.
Just a glimpse of this mature heavy adult male staring at us at close quarters, sniffing the air, ears held out straight and with one leg held up, ready to charge forward; I clicked a picture, turned my head to the left with my eyes still watching his moves, whispered to my nephew, "Bison...Don't look straight...don't move". In a reflex, seeing my head turned to the left, he turned his head to the left and was searching for the bison till I made things clear in the faintest whisper possible. Finally, he understood what I meant and with his head turned to the left, watched the visitor with a sideways glance.
The bison's next move being quite unpredictable, gently placed his raised foot down and started looking down, sniffing the ground. He was at ease, munching the ripe and rotten Jamun (Syzygium cumini ) fruits scattered on the ground and didn't seem to care about our presence after that.
Indian Bison / Gaur( Bos gaurus )- Male
Hindi : Gaur
Tamil : Katterumai / Aamaa
Malayalam : Kattu pothu / Kattee
Kannada : Kadu kona
Marathi : Gawa
Toda : Emmofehr
Assamese : Methun
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Also known as Indian Bison, is the largest extant bovid. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
Designed and folded by me, from a square of Vietnamese traditional Dó paper size ~40cm.
I folded this model for a competition in VietNam. It is not perfect because I didn't have much time to design, only 1 afternoon and ~2 days to fold.
#origami #art #paper #bison #animal #bovine #bovid #gaur #bosgaurus #paperart
... et Eléphant d'Asie, et Héron de Coromandel
Bos gaurus
Гаур
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Réalisé le 6 novembre 2014 près du Hornbill camp, sud de l'Inde.
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Taken on November, 6th / 2014 near the Hornbill camp, southern India.
Young male, Gaur - Bos gaurus, crossing infront of us, in Kanha Tiger reserve, madhya pradesh, India.
The Gaur, also known as the Indian Bison, is among the largest species of wild cattle native to South and Southeast.
Female gaur calf, not two month old and already changing her hair colour.
The gaur is the largest bovine and is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Gaur - Bos gaurus, AKA Indian Bison, Cow and calf grazing on grasses and herbs within the forest of the Tiger reserve at Kanha.
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Ground support and organisation in India,
Accomedation at Kanha, www.shergarh.com .
The Gaur, also called the Indian Bison, is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia and is the largest wild bovine and the tallest of wild cattle species. Average sized males can stand about 6.7" feet tall at their shoulders and some males are known to be taller than 7 feet. These animals would virtually dwarf the American Bison. Two species that naturally co-exist with the Gaur are heavier, the Asian Elephant and Indian Rhinoceros. Their numbers in the wild had rapidly declined but population trends are stable in well-protected areas, and are rebuilding in a few areas which previously had been neglected. This is the only animal the worlds most respected predator - the Bengal Tiger - fears, quite often getting killed while trying to hunt them. Though there are records of tigers bringing down large males. I had once come pretty close, 8 odd feet, to a family consisting of females and young ones in a wildlife sanctuary while being driven by forest department trackers and it was pretty scary. Even the females could easily have upturned our 4x4 with the least effort. As can be seen in this shot, the lower part of the legs of this bison are pure white or tan. This was clicked at the Mysore Zoo.
Bos gaurus (Indian Bison or Gaur)
This massive Gaur came across during a recent visit to Parambikulam Wildlide Sanctuary. Largest populations of these are now found only in India and is the largest species of wild cattle in the world!! The Males reaches around 1000 - 1500 kg / 2200 - 3300 lb.
Being huge animals, they are the only wild bovids to exceed a shoulder height of 2m. Size may vary by region. The northern Indian species do not differ in size from the southern breed; but, due to the largest concentration of gaur in the south, massiver specimens can be seen here than anywhere else in the country. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary currently holds the largest concentration of them in the South
Gaur or Indian bison (Bos gaurus) are the largest existing wild cattle species. They are native to the Indian Subcontinent and SE Asia. Seen at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Conservation status: vulnerable
Picture taken in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, India
The Gaur (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated bovine animal of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The biggest populations are found today in India. The gaur is the largest species of wild cattle, bigger than the Cape buffalo, water buffalo and bison. It is also called seladang or in context with safari tourism Indian bison, although this is technically incorrect. The domesticated form of the gaur is called gayal or mithun.
The gaur is recognized by the high convex ridge on the forehead between the horns, which bends forward, causing a deep hollow in the profile of the upper part of the head. The ridge on the back is very strongly marked, and there is no distinct dewlap on the throat and chest. The flattening of the horns at the base is very decided, and the horns are regularly curved throughout their length, and are bent inward and slightly backward at their tips. The ears are very large, the tail only just reaches the hocks, and in old bulls the hair becomes very thin on the back.
In colour the adult male gaur is dark brown, approaching black in very old individuals; the upper part of the head, from above the eyes to the nape of the neck, is, however, ashy gray, or occasionally dirty white; the muzzle is pale coloured, and the lower part of the legs pure white. The cows and young bulls are paler, and in some instances have a rufous tinge, which is most marked in individuals inhabiting dry and open districts. The colour of the horns is some shade of pale green or yellow throughout the greater part of their length, but the tips are black.
Gaur are said to look like the front of a water buffalo with the back of a domestic cow. They are the heaviest and most powerful of all wild cattle. Males have a highly muscular body, with a distinctive dorsal ridge and a large dewlap, forming a very powerful appearance. Females are substantially smaller, and their dorsal ridge and dewlaps are less developed.
Body Length: 250-360 cm / 8.3-12 ft.
Shoulder Height: 170-220 cm / 5.6-7.2 ft. On average, males stand about 1.8 - 1.9 m at the shoulder, females about 20cm less.
Tail Length: 70-100 cm / 28-40 in.
Weight: Males often 1000 - 1500 kg / 2200 - 3300 lb, females 700 - 1000 kg / 1540 - 2200 lb. Weight vary between subspecies. Among the 3 subspecies, the South-east Asian gaur is the largest, and the Malayan gaur, or seladang, is the smallest. The male Indian gaurs average 1300 kg, and the largest individuals may exceed 2000 kg, or 2.2 tons; whereas a Malayan gaur usually weigh 1000 - 1300 kg. The largest of all gaur, the southeast Asian gaur, weigh about 1500 kg (1.5 tons) for an average male.
Gaurs are the only wild bovids to exceed a shoulder height of 2m. Size varies by region. The dark brown coat is short and dense, while the lower legs are white to tan in colour. There is a dewlap under the chin which extends between the front legs. There is a shoulder hump, especially pronounced in adult males. The horns are found in both sexes, and grow from the sides of the head, curving upwards. Yellow at the base and turning black at the tips, they grow to a length of 80 cm / 32 inches. A bulging grey-tan ridge connects the horns on the forehead.
The horns are flattened to a greater or less degree from front to back, more especially at their bases, where they present an elliptical cross-section; this characteristic being more strongly marked in the bulls than in the cows. The tail is shorter than in the typical oxen, reaching only to the hocks. The animals have a distinct ridge running from the shoulders to the middle of the back; the difference in height between the shoulders and rump may be as much as five inches in height. This ridge is caused by the great height of the spines of the vertebrae of the fore part of the trunk as compared with those of the loins. This characteristic much less developed in the bantering than in either of the other two species. The three species have also a characteristic colouration, the adult males being dark brown or nearly black, the females and young males being either paler or reddish brown, while in both sexes the legs from above the knees and hocks to the hoofs are white or whitish. The hair is short, fine, and glossy, and the hoofs are narrow and pointed
In the wild, gaurs live in small herds of up to 40 individuals and graze on grasses, shoots and fruits. Where gaurs have not been disturbed, they are basically diurnal, being most active in the morning and late afternoon and resting during the hottest time of the day. But where populations have been disturbed by human populations, gaurs have become largely nocturnal, rarely seen in the open after 8:00 in the morning. During the dry season, herds congregate and remain in small areas, dispersing into the hills with the arrival of the monsoon. While gaurs depend on water for drinking, they do not seem to bathe or wallow.
Due to their formidable size and power, the gaur has few natural enemies. Saltwater Crocodiles, leopards, and dhole packs occasionally attack unguarded calves or unhealthy animals, but only the tiger has been reported to kill a full-grown adult. One of the largest bull gaur seen by George Schaller during the year 1964 in Kanha national park was killed by a tiger[3]. On the other hand, there are several cases of tigers being killed by gaur. In one instance, a tiger was repeatedly gored and trampled to death by a gaur during a prolonged battle. In another case, a large male tiger carcass was found beside a small broken tree in Nagarahole national park, being fatally struck against the tree by a large bull gaur a few days earlier. When confronted by a tiger, the adult members of a gaur herd often form a circle surrounding the vulnerable young and calves, shielding them from the big cat. A herd of gaur in Malaysia encircled a calf killed by a tiger and prevented it from approaching the carcass; while in Nagarahole, upon sensing a stalking tiger, a herd of gaur walked as a menacing phalanx towards it, forcing the tiger to retreat and abandon the hunt. Gaurs are not as aggressive toward humans as Wild Asian Water Buffaloes.
The average population density is about 0.6 animals per square kilometre, with herds having home ranges of around 80 square kilometres.
The gaur belongs to the wild oxen family, which includes wild water buffaloes. In some regions in India where human disturbance is minor, the gaur is very timid and shy, and often shuns humans. When alarmed, gaurs crash into the jungle at a surprising speed. However, in South-east Asia and south India, where they are used to the presence of humans, gaurs are said by locals to be very bold and aggressive. They are frequently known to go down fields and graze alongside domestic cattle, sometimes killing them in fights. Gaur bulls may charge unprovoked, especially during summer time when the heat and parasitic insects make them more short-tempered than usual. To warn other members of its herd of approaching danger, the gaur lets out a high whistle for help.
The Gaur ( Bos gaurus ), also known as the Indian Bison, is among the largest species of wild cattle native to South and Southeast.
The impressive wild cattle of India, largest wild cattle in the world. Males can be up to 2.2 m tall at the shoulder.
Satpura NP, Madhya Pradesh, India
Also known as Indian Bison, is the largest extant bovid. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
Designed and folded by me, from a square of Vietnamese traditional Dó paper size ~40cm.
I folded this model for a competition in VietNam. It is not perfect because I didn't have much time to design, only 1 afternoon and ~2 days to fold.
#origami #art #paper #bison #animal #bovine #bovid #gaur #bosgaurus #paperart
The gaur, also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016.
Herd of Gaur, Bos gaurus, in Kui Buri national park, Thailand.
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Tyson the Bison
A regular visitor to my house, I found Tyson the Bison sunning himself on the driveway in front of my house and giving me the LOOK. A strong, powerful and majestic creature.
The impressive wild cattle of India, largest wild cattle in the world. Males can be up to 2.2 m tall at the shoulder.
Satpura NP, Madhya Pradesh, India
... et Eléphant d'Asie, et Héron de Coromandel
Bos gaurus
Гаур
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Cattle Egrets in Bangalore are often seen atop domestic cattle - cows and buffaloes. It was interesting to see the origins of this behavior in Kanha. Almost always, gaurs were accompanied by these birds.
Cattle egrets use animals as perches to look for their food (insects mainly). As the gaur feeds on the grass, the disturbance exposes hidden insects which the egrets feed on. In return, the egret removes ticks and flies from the gaur's body. In any case, I guess the excess baggage is not too heavy for the gaur!
The Gaur, also known as the Indian Bison, is among the largest species of wild cattle native to South and Southeast.
The gaur (/ɡaʊər/, Bos gaurus), also called the Indian bison, is the largest extant bovine. It is native to South and Southeast Asia and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population has been estimated at maximum 21,000 mature individuals by 2016. It declined by more than 70% during the last three generations, and is extinct in Sri Lanka and probably also in Bangladesh. In well-protected areas, it is stable and rebuilding in a few areas.
The gaur is the largest wild Bovid alive today. The tallest of wild cattle species, the gaur is a strong and massively built species with a high convex ridge on the forehead between the horns, which protrudes anteriorly, causing a deep hollow in the profile of the upper part of the head. There is a prominent ridge on the back. The ears are very large; the tail only just reaches the hocks, and in old bulls the hair becomes very thin on the back. The adult male is dark brown, approaching black in very old individuals. The upper part of the head, from above the eyes to the nape of the neck, is ashy grey, or occasionally dirty white. The muzzle is pale coloured, and the lower part of the legs are pure white or tan. The cows and young bulls are paler, and in some instances have a rufous tinge, which is most marked in groups inhabiting dry and open areas. The tail is shorter than in the typical oxen, reaching only to the hocks. They have a distinct ridge running from the shoulders to the middle of the back; the shoulders may be as much as 12 cm (4.7 in) higher than the rump. This ridge is caused by the great length of the spinous processes of the vertebrae of the fore-part of the trunk as compared with those of the loins. The hair is short, fine and glossy; the hooves are narrow and pointed.
Source: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur)
The Gaur, also called Indian Bison, is the largest extant bovine, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. This animal was seen at Ooty, Tamil Nadu, southern India. An animal not to approach too closely!
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