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The huge gaur, largest of the wild cattle,
is to be seen with ease at Bandhavgarh, as they come out
into the meadows in the early morning and late afternoon,
retreating back into the dense hill forest in the heat of
the day.
The magnificent bulls are black with white
'stockings' on the legs - they have large dewlaps and a
huge dorsal ride along the spine. Females are smaller without
the dewlap, with the black replaced by dark brown. Young
calves are light brown, without the 'stockings'.
Generally the gaur lives in mixed herds of
an average 5-15 animals, whilst the old bulls tend to become
solitary except during mating. Within the herds the rank
order of the bulls seems to be determined chiefly by size.
Food
Grasses.
Breeding
Peak of rut December / January. 1 calf born.
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