Asian Wild Water-Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)

[Rishi]

(11-24-2020, 05:09 AM)Balam Wrote: Pantanal feral buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), the largest free-ranging South American mammal, after hippos.

Hippos!?..

(11-24-2020, 05:19 AM)Pckts Wrote: @Rishi 
Can you tell me if there is a difference between these and the assam bred longhorn version?
Both are present in Brazil but I don't know if the shorter curved variety are bred with another bovine compared to the indian version like this?

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@Ashutosh have a quite adequate answer.

But at the end of the day, we can't be sure of the origin & breeds. There's just too much variety & you'd need a proper expert, not me who merely has a passing awareness on this.

Brazilian buffloes were sources from indo-china mostly, possibly Sri Lanka, Indonesia too. Portuguese traded with Dutch & French more than their rivals British in Indian ocean region.

But in India we have the such curved horn buffaloes mostly. Our longhorn breeds have their horns grow mostly downwards & a curve loop.
The ones being ridden in your photo are more likely the indochinese stock (they look more like wild asian buffaloes). Reply