Indian bison, also known as bison, wild cattle, gaur, etc., with great body is known, is now the largest raw cow shape of a class. Stallion is 250-330 cm body length, tail length 70-105 cm, 190-220 cm tall at the shoulder and weighing 650-1000 kg, females smaller than over one-third to one-quarter stallion. It's head and ears are large, the pupil in the eye is brown, but through reflective, often emerged in blue and green. Nose and lips were tested gray. Frontoparietal prominent bulge, bump shoulders and extends back to the middle of his back, and then gradually decreased. Stubby limbs. The tail is very long, the end of a bunch of long-haired. Stallion and females both angles, but the angle is smaller females. Very majestic stallion double angle, curvature is quite large, on a high from the edge of the frontal bone to grow, the first vertical rise, then bent outward, complex and upwards, the last sharp angle ED and slightly backward bending length up to 60-75 cm, base diameter of about 45 cm, width between corners more than 90 cm. The main color is light green corner, only sharp angle is black, by a quarter of the base is more rough, more than three-quarters of part about it is very smooth. Body hair is short and thick, and very bright, color with different age and gender but there are differences in the darkest adult stallion, nearly black, females showed a black-brown, cubs and sub-adults are light brown or beast Auburn. But no matter stallion, females or cubs, limbs, lower half is white, like wearing white stockings, they were called the gaur, the origin is more aptly called "white socks. "
Indian bison production in the area south and southeast Asia, in China located in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Meng Yang, Mongla, Ah Meng, Wu Yi, Meng rods, Jinghong and Simao, River City, Lancang and other places. Habitat in tropical and subtropical mountain forests and grasslands are usually steep, lush forests, quiet, rich foods, stay away from people numerous, but not very far away from the water, up to an altitude of about 2000 meters, and vertical migration habits and summer in the higher elevations of the mountains in winter decreased, a wider range of activities, live wandering life, had no fixed abode. Like gregarious, but the community is not, just from a few to more than just ranging from 20-30 to females, cubs and sub-adults, of which there is a large body of females as leader. If abnormal situation, it will hum air with the nose, the entire group immediately fled away. Although the body is very heavy, but fled when frightened, but very quickly. If leading a few too fast, the run will come to a halt after some distance, waiting behind when individuals go forward together to keep up with the performance of the group solidarity emotions. Adult stallion in most of the year in the habitat alone or together with only 2-3 only habitat, so much is "solitary cow," only in estrus population lives back, after mating and then leave. Foraging mainly in the morning and evening, hot during the day hiding in the depths of the jungle be ruminant and rest. With weeds, buds, leaves, etc. for food, especially eating and tender bamboo shoots, often lick saline. It is very sensitive hearing and smell, in addition to the jungle against the wind can smell the smell 350 meters away. In nature, it is only natural enemies ferocious Bengal tiger, but it did not dare to provoke strong body and strong adult Indian bison, but only opportunistic attacks young and old, sick or solitary bison. Indian bison in the past have been described as an extremely cunning yet ferocious animals, is particularly dangerous beast in the forest, and it spread a lot of attacks, damage human story, in fact, most of these stories are exaggerated. In fact, the Indian bison is a shy person to avoid, as long as the smell of people who smell or hear the sound, immediately ducked. Only when wounded or cornered, will become very fierce, immediately rushing. Sometimes possible to use bison class common trick that pretends to escape, and then around a bend rewind back side road ambush in the dense thicket, and others when approached suddenly rush over. In addition, females carry their young in the period, but also brave exceptions, see if someone approached, who would be mistaken to hurt its cubs, which rushed flutter over.
Indian bison mating each year from November to December, when unavoidable female fighting a fierce battle between the stallion. In battle, the two sides in a hard corner as a weapon, another dramatic impact, and a loud roar, the sound can be spread to places one kilometer away. Pregnant females is about more than nine months, only produced a young per litter. Newborn pups body color is light brown or auburn, 2-4 years of maturity. Life of 20-30 years. |
