. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE HORNED ANIMALS—ON TRIBE. 477 ward. The fur is short, thick, sleek and lustrous, and is uniform in length nearly all over the body; it becomes only slightly longer at the throat, forms a rich tuft on the lower portion of the tail and also pendent curly tufts or fetlocks on the ankles of the fore-legs. The prevailing color is a deep black; the hair of the forehead is grayish or fallow brown, the tufts on the fore-legs are of a rich sepia brown, a
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE HORNED ANIMALS—ON TRIBE. 477 ward. The fur is short, thick, sleek and lustrous, and is uniform in length nearly all over the body; it becomes only slightly longer at the throat, forms a rich tuft on the lower portion of the tail and also pendent curly tufts or fetlocks on the ankles of the fore-legs. The prevailing color is a deep black; the hair of the forehead is grayish or fallow brown, the tufts on the fore-legs are of a rich sepia brown, and the under portion of the lower lip, the corners of the mouth and a narrow margin on the upper lip are white. The Gayal is a native of the mountainous regions to the east of the Brahmaputra river as far as Bur- mah; and it is possessed of nearly as good climbing powers as the .Yak. It is usually found in herds, milk of the Gayal is said to be very rich and the flesh of the animal is excellent. The Gaur a Neat The Gaur or Gour (Bos gaums) ex- Kinsman of the hibits a great affinity to the Gayal, Gayal. Dut. seems to differ from it always in various internal and external anatomical features, especially in the number of ribs. Sir Walter Elliot, in describing a Gaur slain by himself, says that it differs materially from the ordinary Cattle of India, rather showing a close approach to the Bison, by which name English sportsmen are wont to call it. The head is shorter than that of the common Ox, the forehead very broad, the frontal outline of the face curved, the eye and ear smaller than those of the Buffalo, the neck short, thick and stocky, the. THE GAUR. Inhabiting India. Burmah and the Malay Peninsula, the Gaur is one of the handsomest and largest of the Ox tribe. The broad fore- head, stout figure and strong horns are prominent physical characteristics of the animal. (Bosgaums.) goes forth to graze in the morning, evening and on moonlit nights; and during the oppressive noond
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