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All about Gaur (Bos gaurus)

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Gaur is so big. And then again so small....


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https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/art...183002.ece
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(12-04-2020, 09:34 PM)Shadow Wrote: Gaur is so big. And then again so small....


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https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/art...183002.ece
I'm always a bit skeptical of this shot.
Regardless you can how low the Gaur is compared to the Elephant, notice the Elephants feet that are visible compared the Gaur whos legs are covered almost to the knee.
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(12-04-2020, 09:49 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:34 PM)Shadow Wrote: Gaur is so big. And then again so small....


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https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/art...183002.ece
I'm always a bit skeptical of this shot.
Regardless you can how low the Gaur is compared to the Elephant, notice the Elephants feet that are visible compared the Gaur whos legs are covered almost to the knee.

Yes, gaur is on a bit lower ground, but it doesn´t change the overall situation. When photo is taken from 30-50 meters away or more, terrain shapes aren´t so visible. That gaur can be easily a few meters closer to the camera and in a bit lower part of ground. When looking at hind legs it can be seen quite good how much.
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(12-04-2020, 09:55 PM)Shadow Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:49 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:34 PM)Shadow Wrote: Gaur is so big. And then again so small....


*This image is copyright of its original author


https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/art...183002.ece
I'm always a bit skeptical of this shot.
Regardless you can how low the Gaur is compared to the Elephant, notice the Elephants feet that are visible compared the Gaur whos legs are covered almost to the knee.

Yes, gaur is on a bit lower ground, but it doesn´t change the overall situation. When photo is taken from 30-50 meters away or more, terrain shapes aren´t so visible. That gaur can be easily a few meters closer to the camera and in a bit lower part of ground. When looking at hind legs it can be seen quite good how much.

It could be but it also could be photoshoped. Its speculation regardless but it obviously doesn't paint a true picture in terms of size comparison.
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(12-04-2020, 10:05 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:55 PM)Shadow Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:49 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(12-04-2020, 09:34 PM)Shadow Wrote: Gaur is so big. And then again so small....


*This image is copyright of its original author


https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/art...183002.ece
I'm always a bit skeptical of this shot.
Regardless you can how low the Gaur is compared to the Elephant, notice the Elephants feet that are visible compared the Gaur whos legs are covered almost to the knee.

Yes, gaur is on a bit lower ground, but it doesn´t change the overall situation. When photo is taken from 30-50 meters away or more, terrain shapes aren´t so visible. That gaur can be easily a few meters closer to the camera and in a bit lower part of ground. When looking at hind legs it can be seen quite good how much.

It could be but it also could be photoshoped. Its speculation regardless but it obviously doesn't paint a true picture in terms of size comparison.


I have no problem to see this photo to be used in size comparison between a gaur and an elephant, it looks to be ok in every way.

To compare a bit here is one very famous photo from a nature photographer.


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Here is what photographer tells about this photo:

"Optical illusion versus reality 

In later years I noticed that bears and wolves cannot be bothered to fight all the time. Aggressive behaviour saps an animal’s strength when it has to constantly emit growls and to rush at its enemy all night long. Thus, each summer I secured photos of new friends which could be in close proximity without showing any signs of aggression at all. 

Both species display interest in the other’s affairs. If a noisy fight ensued some distance away, or other individuals appeared on the scene, the animals’ own business was temporarily forgotten. 

Things are not always as they seem. The photo at the beginning of this section, where a pale mother wolf and a dark brown bear in close proximity are staring at the same point, would appear to depict two close buddies. Yet sometimes a long telephoto lens gives a false impression: in a shot taken at a distance of 100-200 metres it looks as though two animals are almost touching, whereas in reality they are standing several safe metres apart."'

From here, page 79: https://wildfinland.org/pdf/fighters.pdf

I leave it to people who look at these photos to judge themselves if they see there some reason to think, that photoshopped or not. As said, for me that photo looks to be a normal photo showing one gaur and elephant.
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I looked a bit closer if able to find what this photographer (N A Naseer) say about this photo and this was in his facebook:

"AN UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

My very first shot with a Digital Camera. Camera : Canon 350 D - 300 F4 Lens. Location : Muthumala, TamilNadu. This elephant and Guar are totally absorbed & at ease, because they were interested in the small salt patch on the ground."


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https://www.facebook.com/naNaseer/photos/261378023926932
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(12-05-2020, 03:08 AM)Shadow Wrote: I looked a bit closer if able to find what this photographer (N A Naseer) say about this photo and this was in his facebook:

"AN UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

My very first shot with a Digital Camera. Camera : Canon 350 D - 300 F4 Lens. Location : Muthumala, TamilNadu. This elephant and Guar are totally absorbed & at ease, because they were interested in the small salt patch on the ground."


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https://www.facebook.com/naNaseer/photos/261378023926932

The gaur is too far.
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(12-05-2020, 01:26 AM)Pckts Wrote:




@sanjay why does the video look so zoomed in?.. It isn't.



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(12-05-2020, 12:47 PM)johnny rex Wrote:
(12-05-2020, 03:08 AM)Shadow Wrote: I looked a bit closer if able to find what this photographer (N A Naseer) say about this photo and this was in his facebook:

"AN UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

My very first shot with a Digital Camera. Camera : Canon 350 D - 300 F4 Lens. Location : Muthumala, TamilNadu. This elephant and Guar are totally absorbed & at ease, because they were interested in the small salt patch on the ground."


*This image is copyright of its original author


https://www.facebook.com/naNaseer/photos/261378023926932

The gaur is too far.

Now I have to say, that I don´t understand what you try to say. Obviously the elephant is behind the gaur and gaur looks a bit bigger in comparison because of that when thinking about the situation that they would be standing side by side. Still this photo gives quite good understanding what the size difference is, when bigger animal is only little bit further away than smaller.
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Near-Adult gaurs go head to head in Kanha.




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(12-05-2020, 04:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:
(12-05-2020, 12:47 PM)johnny rex Wrote:
(12-05-2020, 03:08 AM)Shadow Wrote: I looked a bit closer if able to find what this photographer (N A Naseer) say about this photo and this was in his facebook:

"AN UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

My very first shot with a Digital Camera. Camera : Canon 350 D - 300 F4 Lens. Location : Muthumala, TamilNadu. This elephant and Guar are totally absorbed & at ease, because they were interested in the small salt patch on the ground."


*This image is copyright of its original author


https://www.facebook.com/naNaseer/photos/261378023926932

The gaur is too far.

Now I have to say, that I don´t understand what you try to say. Obviously the elephant is behind the gaur and gaur looks a bit bigger in comparison because of that when thinking about the situation that they would be standing side by side. Still this photo gives quite good understanding what the size difference is, when bigger animal is only little bit further away than smaller.

Oh sorry about that. It is the elephant that is far but yeah the photo still gives a good understanding of the size difference.
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