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Indian Bison or Gaur

Bos gaurus

Description:

The gaur (/ˈɡaʊər/, Bos gaurus), also called Indian bison, is the largest extant bovine and is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% during the last three generations. Population trends are stable in well-protected areas, and are rebuilding in a few areas which had been neglected.[1]

Habitat:

Gaur historically occurred throughout mainland South and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and India. Today, the species is seriously fragmented within its range, and regionally extinct in Sri Lanka

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1 Comment

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Beautiful shot and cute Bison as well!

yeskay
Spotted by
yeskay

India

Spotted on Jun 12, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013

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