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Big herbivores!

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Nelis Wolmarans: " An African icon... "


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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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" Two Rhino bulls size each other up. "


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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.
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" 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. "


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How large was the aurochs ?
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@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.
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That’s interesting I know they were tall up to 2.13 meters how much did they weigh?
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#WorldElephantDay2020

They low-key use tools too...





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dude are they real?..what is that?...
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@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.




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yea,posted a similar video a while back of some cows and calves jumping a hurdle,was quite surprised very elegant indeed and liked the little interaction between the gaur and domestic cows lol @Ashutosh
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" 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. "


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""The name rhinoceros means ‘nose horn’. It comes from the Ancient Greek words: rhino (nose), ceros (horn).


White and black rhinos are actually the same colour. Despite the names, both species of African rhino have a grey skin colour. The main difference between them is their upper lip: the black rhino’s top lips is hooked, whereas the white rhino has a square lip."

Rhinos are one of the world's many incredible and unique species.

Take a look at our article, Everything you need to know about rhinos, by Cathy Dean, Director of @savetherhinointernational

New Big 5 project website – link in Bio.


The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun.⁠

Supported by +150 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including including Art Wolfe, Paul Hilton, Will Burrard-Lucas, Gurcharan Roopra, Jonathan Scott, Angela Scott, Piper Mackay, Marlon du Toit, Shivang Mehta, Usha Harish, Staffan Widstrand, Sergio Pitamitz, Pedro Jarque Krebs, Jen Guyton, Chris Packham, Joel Sartore, Rodney Nombekana, Sandesh Kadur, Carole Deschuymere and more… ⁠

VOTE (on the New Big 5 website) for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography.⁠

The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world. ⁠

The goal of the project is to raise awareness and money for wildlife causes. The world’s wildlife is in crisis. More than a million species are at risk of extinction, from iconic giants to little known species, each too valuable to lose.

Change is possible.  "



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