. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS 189. Photo by Tori & Son cow GAYAL TAis animal is not at all dissimilar to the gaur. Its chief points of differ- ence are in the horns and in the colour of its skin from the nose to the tail. The colour of the full-grown gaur is dark brown, turning to black; the legs from above the knees and hocks to the hoofs are white, the hair being short and fine. Its horns are upturned, and tipped with black, with white hair covering the junction on the top of the skull. The cows are much smaller than the bulls, standing about S feet high
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS 189. Photo by Tori & Son cow GAYAL TAis animal is not at all dissimilar to the gaur. Its chief points of differ- ence are in the horns and in the colour of its skin from the nose to the tail. The colour of the full-grown gaur is dark brown, turning to black; the legs from above the knees and hocks to the hoofs are white, the hair being short and fine. Its horns are upturned, and tipped with black, with white hair covering the junction on the top of the skull. The cows are much smaller than the bulls, standing about S feet high at the shoulder. This species feeds both on grass. and on the young shoots of trees and of bamboos. The calves are dropped in August and September. The pure-bred animal does not appear capable of domestication. Hunting gaur by tracking in the jungle has long been a favourite sport of Anglo- Indians. General Douglas Hamilton says: " I have killed bulls measuring 6 feet at the shoulder, and the average height of the male is from 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches. An old bull gaur is a magnificent animal. The normal colour is a brownish black, sometimes in very old specimens almost quite black. The white stockings reach from the hoof to above the knee, and are very conspicuous. When on the Anamalies, I had a grand fight with a big bull. I was out early, and came on the spoor of bison, and soon saw two, one a very large bull. To my disgust he lay down, and was completely covered by creepers and bushes. After a bit I attempted to move to get a better view; but there to my left was a cow bison staring at me. She at once gave the alarm, and I waited for the large bull to rise. This he did so quickly, and disappeared so suddenly, that I only got a snapshot. As I stopped to load, I saw a young calf squatting at the foot of a tree like a hare, intently watching me. I put the rifle down, crept up behind the tree, and suddenly threw myself on the little calf, and managed to get hol
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