Gaur

The gaur is the largest living wild cattle species, with a massive body, muscular shoulders and a high ridge running between the shoulders. Adults have dark brown to nearly black coats, contrasting pale lower legs that resemble stockings, and a greyish or tan forehead. Both sexes carry thick horns that sweep outward and upward from a heavy basal ridge. Females and younger animals are generally paler and more lightly built than mature bulls. (Mammalian Species; Wikipedia, general species account)

Gaur range from India east through mainland Southeast Asia into southern China. They use tropical and subtropical forest, woodland, grassland and forest clearings, with lowlands likely representing especially productive habitat where disturbance is limited. Although they consume many plant species, evidence indicates that gaur are primarily grazers; grasses dominate much of the diet, while bamboo leaves and shoots are particularly favored. Cows generally produce one calf after gestation of approximately 270–275 days. (Duckworth et al., Mammalian Species; Food and nutrition of gaur study)