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INDIAN GAUR
GAUR[Bos
Gaurus]:The gaur or Indian bison is a massive
jet-black animal with an ash colored forehead and yellowish or while stockinet
feet, a very striking feature is the muscular ridge upon its shoulders, which
slope down to the middle of the back where it ends in an abrupt dip.Besides the vak. It is one of the ‘bovines’ best adapted to hilly
terrain.
1.BEHAVIOUR:
Gaurs come out to graze only in the morning and feed until late afternoon if the
weather is cool or cloudy.During
the hot houses of the day, gaurs retire to the shelter and speculation of the
forest.Food is mainly grass,
leaves and bark of certain trees.They
have a habit of visiting salt licks that helps them in digestion and rides the
animal of interval parasites.
2.
FAMILY:The time of mating varies as calves are
born at all season.In Madhya
Pradesh, the newborn are seen mainly from November to March.The cow separates from the herd when the calf is born and remains with it
for a few days, feeding nearby.The
herd remains in the vicinity and the cow rejoins it as soon as the offspring is
able to accompany her.
3.
FACTS:
Gaurs are by nature, shy and timid animals, rarely leaving their forests for
cultivation.Their defense is their
massive size and an acute sense of smell.As with most wild cattle, hearing and eyesight are
comparatively poor.They often live
in small herds of 8-12 animals but are known to form larger groups adult bulls
are solitary.They feed mainly on
grass.
Gaurs come out to graze only in the morning and feed until late afternoon if the
weather is cool or cloudy.
Gaurs are by nature, shy and timid animals, rarely leaving their forests for
cultivation.
