Talk:Gaur

message: That's according to animal planet. Here's the video:
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.130.141.70 (talk) 06:56, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A gaur can weigh 1.7 tons

message: I was born in Sabah, North Borneo and i grew up hearing stories from my dad and grandpa telling me of this beast that is bigger and more aggressive than a water buffalo but looks like a cow that every now and then someone shoots one on a hunting trip (My family are native of Borneo and it is tradition to hunt deer and wild boar). I had never seen one and i never knew what its name in english is. But i have only known it as "Tambadau". If this is the same animal then it definately does exist. For i have seen with my own eyes its fresh tracks and huge droppings that are definately not water buffallo tracks.
One story from a friend was when he went hunting in the jungle by himself he came across a whole pack/herd of these animals known to us as Tambadau and he was undetected by the pack. Because he was unexperienced and young he aimed with his shotgun loaded with a buck shot and shot one of the Tambadau that was laying on the ground directly in the face (he should have aimed for the breast/armpit area under the leg). The Tambadau got up and charged towards him, then started bashing its head into nearby hill-wall trying to get the buck shot pellets out. My friend dropped his gun and ran and never saw the beast again.
I really wonder if this is the animal we call Tambadau. It meets all the descriptions.
--Jandela 16:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Existence in Borneo

message: Can a biologist please have a look at this article? -- JeLuF 10:45 Oct 6, 2002 (UTC)
: AFAIK (and I'm only an undergrad biologist) the gaur is Bos gaurus. The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation agrees, and indicates that Bos frontalis is actually the gayal. So I'm changing this article now; if I'm wrong, please change it back. Thanks. -- Gaurav 12:52, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is not the authority to decide, but you are correct. In 2003, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) "conserved the usage of 17 specific names based on wild species, which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic forms", confirming Bos gaurus for the Gaur. Because otherwise it need to be Bos frontalis according to ICZN rules, because that name is older.
I gather that Bos Gavaeus is another obsolete name? I created a redirect, but don't dare to mention the name here. dab (ᛏ) 08:19, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Scientific Name

message: Okay, I can believe that gaur have eaten chickens.
And I can believe that gaur have killed farmers.
But I refuse to believe that gaur have eaten humans. DS 22:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anthropophagy?! 

message: I'm doing a high school research report on what people consider being a "cow.” Many people in my interview said that a "cow" has horns, are big and moo. I know a Gaur has horns, are big and looks like what most North Americans consider a "cow" but does it make a "mooing" noise?
Yes, they do make a mooing noise. I live in a town called Masenagudi where you see gaur in numbers of 20 or more at all times. They make a moo like noise, loud snorting noise which is blaring and another yelp like noise calling out to the herd or a mating partner.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.3.122.251 (talk) 07:32, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can a Gaur Moo? 

message: Can someone who knows add it to the page?
:Good question.  Most readers don't read IPA well.  Let's add "Rhymes with "shower"" or some such after the IPA pronunciation.  Anyone object? Chrisrus (talk) 18:40, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  How do you pronounce Gaur? 

message: The 2nd picture added to the end of the page is not a guar, but a banteng bull. A gaur is not that small, and lacks the white patches on its rumps. True, the image labels gaur, but many people can tell that it's a banteng bull. So, any idea?
:Fixed. Rmhermen 13:02, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Banteng picture

message: The article had made claims of average weights to 1500 kg and a record weight of 1700 kg from Vietnam in 2003. I was not able to find sources for these extremes and added sourced average weights that are somewhat lower. Can anyone find references for the previous claims? Rmhermen 13:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Weight

message: Is there any backing for this "name"?  Is it just me, or does this scream "vandal!" Very sorry if it really is a local name. 66.42.173.205 22:28, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: KATTUPOTHU?

message: This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Tiger and gaur face to face, contemplating each other. What are they thinking? What will they do?
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=5352  // —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.88.245.41 (talk) 08:45, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: A thoughtful moment

message: Southeast asian gaur is larger than indian gaur, which is already very large.
::From where do you have this info?  As far as i know, the indian gaur is the largest, but I am not shure about this.--Altaileopard 11:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As there is still now answer here about this question, I will delete this info from the article. --Altaileopard 12:01, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, I already did that.--Altaileopard 12:03, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Southeast asian gaur

message: The largest of all wild cattles and the largest of all domestic cattles, which one is larger? Anyone knows?
There is NO EVIDENCE of tiger killing a fully grown Gaur!
A huge bull Gaur outweights a huge bull holsen fresian.
Tiger's can kill a fully grown bull if they manage to grab a hold of the neck, but the chances of being able to is remote. A lioness can kill a fully grown bull cape buffalo if it manages to block its windpipe.
:Actually the gaur seems to be the major component of the diet of the Bengal tiger, especially those living in Nepal. In fact, scientists think that gaur abundance have contributed to this tiger's exceptional bulk, males average 520 pounds. Check out this website, since your asked for 'evidence' — http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/hunting6.html
Actually, Bubalus arnee can defend iteself from tigers more effectively than Gaurs can.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.77.55 (talk) 00:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Gaur and Chianina

message: Does anyone know the sources for the subspecies in this article? I would like to include them in the german wiki.--Altaileopard 17:13, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subspecies 

message: Altaileopard, I don't see why you remove the externernal link articles. they are very reliable sources. Therefore, if no one disagrees, I'll put it back.
::This two sites are not detailed enough for such a statement. If you write that the Mithun is not a domestic gaur, you need very good sources... papers ect... --Altaileopard 07:31, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mithun is a domestic gaur?

message: Cite your source:
:This is perhaps due to their increased ability to sweat through sweat glands that are better-distributed than those of modern cattle (Humphrey 1990) Incidentally this sweat may cover the animals with an possibly effective but odiferous natural parasite repellent in addition to providing thermal relief.  Unlike bos taurus, bos frontalis digests rainforest plants other than grass effectively and, as a result, may offer a viable alternative to slash/burn agriculture in these regions.
BhagyaMani (talk) 19:35, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ecology and behaviour: wallowing 

message: Checked the ref'ed source for the following statement:
:Weight varies between subspecies. Among the three subspecies, the southeast Asian gaur is the largest, and the Malayan gaur, or seladang, is the smallest. Male Malayan and Indian gaurs only exceed  and  in exceptionally heavy specimens, respectively, while these weight would rank as average in male gaurs from southeast Asia.Smith, A. T., Xie, Y. (2008) A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press (2008), 
But did not find this claimed source text. Therefore, moved this paragraph here for the time being, the more so as the subspecies classification, based largely on differences in coloration and size, is no longer widely recognized -- see Gaur#Taxonomy. -- BhagyaMani (talk) 21:14, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight varies between subspecies ?? 

message: The linked reference clearly states that Noah, the cloned gaur, died of common dysentery "likely unrelated to cloning." However, the page states the dysentery was "most likely related to cloning," in conflict with the linked source. I have updated the page to correct this. --Kdice (talk) 20:03, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cloned Gaur Death 

message: Ujjwal234goel proposed to merge articles about two different species. Why? Does he perhaps know about taxonomic findings that previous authors overlooked ? -- BhagyaMani (talk) 17:13, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  Unless some reason for the proposed merge is given by someone, it's a very short discussion!  Can't see myself what such reason there might be.  Richard New Forest (talk) 18:28, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to merge 

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message: Are those Chinese records of 1500kg credible enough? 
Several sources I found say 1225kg is the weight of a record bull (see list below).
The third one (The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society) even questions this; "The question of weight is discussed at pages 10 and 11. In view of the ascertained weight of the largest-ever bull seen by Morris in his South India area having seen 2,071 lb. (J.B.N.H.S., 47: 153) It would seem that the 'weight-clean 2,700 lb.' for a Cochin China bull can be reasonably questioned?"
*Ghosh, A.K., 2002. Lesser Known Animal Resources of India, p.4
*National Research Council. 1983. Little-Known Asian Animals With a Promising Economic Future, "Part II : Wild Bovine Species"
*The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 51, 1954, p480
Ideazend (talk) 08:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is 1500kg records reliable?