. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. 182 TYPES OF ANIMAL LIFE The true buffaloes come very near the bison in form and structure, but they have more or less flattened horns, which incline upward and backward, the tips curving inward. The Indian buffalo has been domesticated in Egypt and southern Europe. The wild animal is a huge beast with enormous horns, and frequents swampy, moist districts. There are two African species, and a small kind, known as the anoa, is found in Celebes. Three. THE CAPE BUFFALO. other kinds of large, ruminating animals lead from the bisons and bu
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. 182 TYPES OF ANIMAL LIFE The true buffaloes come very near the bison in form and structure, but they have more or less flattened horns, which incline upward and backward, the tips curving inward. The Indian buffalo has been domesticated in Egypt and southern Europe. The wild animal is a huge beast with enormous horns, and frequents swampy, moist districts. There are two African species, and a small kind, known as the anoa, is found in Celebes. Three. THE CAPE BUFFALO. other kinds of large, ruminating animals lead from the bisons and buffaloes to the true oxen. These are the gaur, the gayal, and the banteng. The gaur is the largest, being fully six feet high at the withers. It is found in all the large Indian forests south of the Hima- layas, and is known to sportsmen as the Indian bison. It is very shy, and has never been domesticated. The gayal has not yet been found wild, though semi-domesti- cated individuals occur in Spain and parts adjacent. Its light-coloured legs, which look as if the animal had on white stockings, give the creature a very singular appear-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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