All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . The Bantenge is a native of Java. It takes the place of the buffalo inthat country. It is exceedingly shy, living in the thick jungles near the small bands place a sentinel to keep watch for any enemy. The nativesof Java have managed to catch the bantenge and tame it until it has becomequite a useful animal. The work of ploughing the heavy, sodden rice-fieldscould hardly be done by any other creature. THE ZEBU. The Zebu is one of the famous sacred animals of India. It is also foundin parts of Southern Asia and even in Madagascar, though
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . The Bantenge is a native of Java. It takes the place of the buffalo inthat country. It is exceedingly shy, living in the thick jungles near the small bands place a sentinel to keep watch for any enemy. The nativesof Java have managed to catch the bantenge and tame it until it has becomequite a useful animal. The work of ploughing the heavy, sodden rice-fieldscould hardly be done by any other creature. THE ZEBU. The Zebu is one of the famous sacred animals of India. It is also foundin parts of Southern Asia and even in Madagascar, though its true home is inIndia. It is rather a pretty and intelligent animal, about the size of a Jerseycow. It has a hump on its shoulders and short horns. English people wholive in India look upon the zebu as a great nuisance, but owing to its beingsacred they dare not interfere with it. The zebu is allowed to run wildwherever it pleases. It is quite a common sight to see one of these animalsgoing through the village streets with a comical air of dignity. It will pauseto examine anything that will catch its eye or help itself to fruit from a Hindoovendors stand, and no one will raise a protest. If it wants anything it demandsit with a grunt, and if not attended to quickly it is apt to use its horns. Some-times the zebu falls asleep in a narrow roadway so as to completely block itup, and nothing can pass along until the beast awakes. Therefore the Englishpeople di
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