Gayal

Gayal
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GAYAL, a domesticated ox allied to the Gaur, but distinguished, among other features, by the more conical and straighter horns, and the straight line between them.

Gayal
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see gaur.
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Gaur - large wild ox of Southeast Asia, having a humplike ridge on the back.

Gayal
the Gayal is a partially again neglected pet-form of the Gaur according to widespread opinion. However, some scientists are of the opinion that the Ga...
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Banteng, Bos javanicus
Gaur, Bos gaurus
Gayal, Bos frontalis (domestic gaur)
Yak, Bos mutus
Domestic Cattle, Bos taurus (increasingly considered a subspecies of Bos primigenius)
Zebu, Bos indicus
Kouprey, Bos sauveli ...

Gaurs have been domesticated in India for work and meat - dubbed the gayal, the domestic form is smaller than its wild counterpart. The gaur is also known as the seladang.

See also: Gaur, Cattle, Yak, Banteng, Buffalo