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Big herbivores!
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Nilgai at Chitwan grassland by Aashish Gurung, surprising not many infos or interest regarding this ungulate in Chitwan
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World's largest herbivore, the African elephant, makes unique food choices.
Summary- When is an elephant a picky eater? A study of the African elephant finds that, despite its large size and fast-operating digestive system, this mammal does not eat just anything. 
" This female rhino kept a good eye on a male rhino that seemed to show a fair amount of interest in her and her calf. "
@Stripedlion2, Indian Aurochs and European Aurochs were bigger than any of the living bovine today at a certain time in their evolution, although sizes varied but even at their smallest were bigger than Bantengs of today. The European Aurochs and Indian Aurochs diverged from each other about 200,000 years ago when Indian Aurochs migrated westward from Western India towards Europe. The Aurochs from the late Pleistocene were the largest with largest specimens outsizing the largest gaurs of today.
Majority of domestic cattle today are descendants of the Aurochs who were domesticated by 9000 BC by people living in Indus valley, Europe a bit later. The modern European bison is actually a result of cross breeding between European Aurochs and Steppe Bison.
That’s interesting I know they were tall up to 2.13 meters how much did they weigh?
 
@Rage2277, their agility is highly underrated. In Nilgiris, they interact with humans a lot. They have been seen jumping over 4.5 ft fence like an athlete doing hurdles.
Skip to 1:36 on the video to see the elegance.
" 10 more eggs have been harvested from the only 2 northern white #rhinos left in the world. The last two northern white #rhinos -- Fatu and Najin -- are both female and have been living at the @olpejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The last male, Sudan, (pictured) died in 2018, raising concern that the subspecies is on the verge of total extinction. "
""The name rhinoceros means ‘nose horn’. It comes from the Ancient Greek words: rhino (nose), ceros (horn).
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