Gaur's meat is very delicious and nutritious! Horns are rock hard! Leather is good too! You can use all parts of this animal... Why don't we hunt them? Hahaha...just joke
Lol they dont kill gaurs all the time. I worked in a national park for community service and found that tigers mostly avoid conflicts with Gaurs. Tiger's main diet comprises of deers.
Wrong. Where did you get the information that a Tiger cant? You cannot turn an assumption to be fact. There are countless articles of Guars being killed by Tigers (yes even adult Guars). They are well documented.
I'm tired of this RETARDED lion vs tiger vs bear who eats berries and who does the biggest shit. I'm just enjoying watching this amazing animal, the gaur.
not alone tho, only with hes whole group of lionesses, and it would have to be a realy big group to take down an adult, they would probably go after babys, and tigers hunt alone.
omg you guys tigers have been known to kill brown bears and brown bears have been known to kill tigers geez quit arguing. Not to add to the argument but barbary lions could take out a siberian tiger and a brown bear :) but barbary's arent around ne more...
small broken tree in Nagarahole national park, being fatally struck against the tree by a large bull gaur a few days earlier. When confronted by a tiger, the adult members of a gaur herd often form a circle surrounding the vulnerable young and calves, shielding them from the big cat. A herd of gaur in Malaysia encircled a calf killed by a tiger and prevented it from approaching the carcass while in Nagarahole, upon sensing a stalking tiger, a herd of gaur walked as a menacing phalanx towards it,
Due to their formidable size and power, the gaur has few natural enemies. Saltwater Crocodiles, leopards, and dhole packs occasionally attack unguarded calves or unhealthy animals, but only the tiger has been reported to kill a full-grown adult. On the other hand, there are several cases of tigers being killed by gaur. In one instance, a tiger was repeatedly gored and trampled to death by a gaur during a prolonged battle. In another case, a large male tiger carcass was found beside a
I don't believe a Kodiak can hold his own against a single gaur. The sheer size of an Indian Gaur is probably the reason. We're talking about a wild bovine that weighs well over 3000 lbs. and a ursine that can't reach as big as 2000 lbs. Also from the looks of that video the gaur looks aggressive. Sheer size and ferocity is probably the best advantage the gaur has. Plus those horns look like they can kill a sloth bear. Sloth bears live in the same place as gaurs but they can't beat them.
big bear males have been known to kill big buffalo bulls with one swipe of it's forepaw.
Do you really think Gaur stands a chance?
In California, spanish people staged fights between grizzlies and Spanish bulls/buffalos, and bears would kill several bulls in a row. then betting became too poor (bears were killing bulls all the time) Historical facts.
tigers are quite regularly killed by bears in Russia unless it's winter and bears hibernate.
Bs. It's bears that are regularly Preyed upon by tigers in Russia. Even grown male brown bears typically leave grown tigers alone. Sometimes they attempt to steal their prey, but many times the tiger successfully defends its kill. Tigers have been shown to take down adult male gaurs. Check it out.
Your word against scientific sources, good try. Siberian tigers are known to prey on black and brown bears, and make them up to 5% of their diet. And healthy adult bears at that. Bears don't eat tigers. They just don't. Claiming to having spoken to hunters isn't valid. They're known to attempt to steal tiger kills, but often fail.
There are no scientific sources confirming brown bears preying on tiger. It's all made up by charlatans like you. If someone doubts it, they can google it up, but even that will return results of opposite cases, where Tigers kill & eat bears. If a bear eats tiger, it was already dead.
V.G Heptner & A.A. Sludskii. Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume II, Part 2. ISBN 9004088768.
above book is one.
Brown bear constitutes 1-1.5 % of Tiger's diet. Wow, tiger is so powerful, cheez, it manages to get a bear cub once a year.
as an example of bear's physical power, let me give you an example: it can kill a fully grown bull with a single swipe by breaking the backbone, skull or neck.
I don't think you understand that in 1 swipe it can break bones, besides bears are very fast although they do not look it, tigers are good hunters but honestly probably cannot kill a fully grown, male and healthy bear.
Also, tigers are better at killng large prey, period. They sometimes kill large crocodiles, Tigers kill mostly large animals, while bears sometimes being cowardly eat berries.
A tiger knows how to evade defensive horns and hooves of herbivores, so it sure would know wen to jump at the grizzly's neck and sink it's bigger canines into it. Tigers aren't bulls, you idiot. They're predators.
its make u think on how strong a tiger really is bcuz the tiger is only animal which capable of killing an adult gaur which weighs like 1000kg by itself bcuz they r solitary hunters where as it takes several lion just 2 pull down a cape buffalo which wieghs significantly less than a Gaur. Tigers Rule
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ah, come on , a gaur isn't a match for an elephant... it still weights around 6,5 tons and its bigger then Tyrannosaurus rex , elephant wins no contest
yea , gaurs are about the same size as black rhinos , but the rhino is stronger and bulkier with a more solid structure , not to mention the
Indian rhino , this species weights about 2 tons and posses armored skin which makes it almost untouchable... also according to some experts , an Indian rhino would probably beat an Asian elephant being stronger in relation to its body size , so probably the rhino is stronger then both , then the gaur is no match for an elephant or a rhino
The legs of a gaur look thin cos' it's a huge animal, but in abolute terms, they're still the biggest of all the wild oxen. And undoubtedly, to support the incredible bulk, it must be enormously strong.
And dont forget the fact that the gaur has the biggest amount of muscles among the bovids. So, even at the same weight, a gaur's raw strength is second to none. That's why a healthy gaur bull often manages to withstand and repel tigers' attacks
Dude! A Single Male Tiger Or Lion Cant Kill A Single Gaur Or African/Cape Buffalo! They Get Gored In No Time! The Gaur & African/Cape Buffalo Will Be More Careful! They Wont Show NO-MERCY! I've Seen It In Lions Vs. Buffalo Videos...
Tigers are specialized in taking down large prey on their own, so it's not same as with lions, where females do the hunt in groups. Tigers have been recorded taking down adult gaurs of up to 1 ton. Even big elephants have been badly injured/almost killed by tigers, occasionally.
, so saying the Yaks having longer horns is also just WRONG. The reason why they look a bit sturdier than a water buff's horn is cos' they're shorter. And that hairy coat offers absolutely no protection against the pile-driving impact of a hard pointed horn from a very strong bovine, so that point's irrelevant too.
In a word, the wild Yak has no advantage compared to the wild water buffalo. And a gaur's horns, albeit shorter, is much sturdier than the horns of both.
First of all, the wild yak is the 2nd tallest bovine, after the gaur, they're on average taller than wild water buffaloes, about 1.75m at the shoulder for male. And there's no way a Yak's 60cm shorter than a water buffalo, as it'd leave the Yak at 1.90m body length, making it almost a square-looking animal. You obviously refer to the domestic Yak. Then again, the domestic buffalo's a whole lot smaller than the wild buffalo.
Wild buffaloes have the LONGEST horns of any living bovid
The wild Yak is by no means considered the strongest asian bovid. Speaking of raw power, the best is the gaur, followed by the huge water buffaloes of Assam state, India. The gaur possess more muscles than any other wild bovid, meaning at the same weight, a gaur is the strongest among wild bovines.
The cape buffalo is on average, 40 cm shorter than the gaur, do you really think they're even comparable? A gaur bull will make shortwork of any cape buff u can bring up.
The Yak is slightly smaller than the Gaur and the Water buffalo, however it has more lean tissue than any of those, Yaks are famed for their low body fat and incredable bulky bodies. They weigh almost as much as a Water buffalo but is almost 2 feet shorter, and talking about fights Yaks should take it. Longer sturdier horns, longer body hair as cower and short thick legs offer great leverage compered to the Gaurs long and thin legs/hoofs
of course , also the gaur is far more aggressive and vicious , the yak is much like an ox , and is scientifically proved that buffalos are four times as strong as oxes , and the gaur is a true buffalo
yeah its true, tigers do kill gaur, but only at a serious risk to itself, or when the gaur is injured.... most of the time a tiger will try to kill a gaur calf.... they only take on a bull, if its seriously hungry....
genetically, gaur is close to cattle, but physically, it is a BUFFALO. We asian call it buffalo. It's the largest wild buffalo.
btw, at its very best, a 1.7m cape buffalo can weigh the same as a 1.7m gaur. the gaur has a highly muscular profile no other bovines possess, so saying that gaur is thinner than any buffalo is a joke.
That said, the northern indian tiger size is no different at all from south and central india. So, bengal tigers as a race make the Siberian tigers look funny.
1 tiger killed in Nepal in 1942 weighed 320 kg, another one not weighed but measured 3.23m, the Bachelor of polawargh, thought to be as big as a shetland pony. The largest to date is a 388 kg, 3.35m killed in the same region in 1967 by Hasinger.
Jasonstarwalker, the 258.2 kg northern Bengal tiger u mentioned is a pathetic specimen, only 2.92 m long over the curve. 2.92m is typical for northern indian tiger. Tigers of central and south india are a bit shorther, but stockier, sometimes a lot stockier.
No, bisons and gaur are not closely related, genetically. Gaur is sometimes called indian bison, which is a misnomer. I also dont understand why flimakers keep producing flims after films about lions, but none of gaur and tiger interaction. It does happen, quite frequently in Nagarahole. They often excuse that tigers live in dense forest, harder to film.
You're right: They're not closely related, genetically, just like antelopes, felines, etc, aren't. But, they're taxonomically related, down to Genus, where they differ. They belong to the same Family, same Subfamily and same Tribe...
Thanks, unfortunately battles between tiger and gaur are almost impossible to find on TV or the internet, unlike lions and cape buffalos where you can watch any time.
T-03 was a gaur specialist. He was observed by Dr. Ullas Karanth when he brought down a female gaur. Hunting gaur is a risky business, but he didn't give it up till the very end. Finally, The bull gaur in question smashed him violently against a small tree, breaking both the tiger and the tree in the process. His carcass was found about 4 days later.
People really don't realise the power of this animal. This is not a buffalo, at least not the usual sort. I saw it. The video doesn't do it justice. You have to see it to know that an adult male buffalo looks like a wimp in comparison.
I'm serious. The 250 kg, aka T-04 was not even full-grown, only 3-4 years old. The 260 kg, T-03, was a prime male, and he was very likely to continue gorwing weight. Tragically, he was killed in a violent fight with a bull gaur in nagarahole.
In Nagarahole, where predation on gaur by tiger is quite heavy, the tiger gets so huge. 1 tigress captured weigh 177 kg, while another 2 males, 250 and 260 kg. Cos' killing gaur requires so much struggling, they get huge, huger even than Siberian tiger
Have you ever kicked a house-cat? That is what a full-grown gaud can do to a tiger. And forget the cape buffalo. The lions wouldn't just be tossed a little in the air. They would be flying all around, as would be the tiger.
The Amur easily weights over 300Kg; and, why's the Lion so big, when almost only the agile Lioness does the hunt? What about Bears? White Bears' main food supply are Seals and even smaller animals, not walruses!
It takes much more to understand evolution than the average size of the prey...
Don't mind the false publicity. The largest weight for a Bengal tiger is 258.2 kilograms. And Bengals can grow to the length of Siberians, but they aren't as bulky. But they are considered more aggressive.
indianaturewatch dot net has a photo of a gaur driving off a pack of dholes with ease, and thirdangle dot com has another of a gaur chasing a pack of dholes like flies. Too bad I cant post link here
That's why India and Myanmar tigers are huge. It struggles against all kinds of mega herbivores, so naturally it's huge.indianaturewatch dot net has a lot of photos of tigress as big as (maybe bigger than) male lions, 1 of them is a 2 year old subadult tigress from Bandhavgarh. Recent study has shown that Bengal tigers, not Siberian tigers, are the largest tigers.
@ SeijiHokuto, gaur is the largest bovine on earth. A wood bison is no match in terms of size for an indian gaur, let alone a southeast asian gaur, which may scale over 2 tons. Wood bison is not even the 2nd largest bovine, the indian wild buffalo is.
josetGO a tiger can easily take on a pride of lions and the 1 ton black rhino stands no chance against a 3 ton indian rhino. There are hyenas in africa but dholes and wolves in india so your point is easily destroyed a gaur has more enemies to face let alone a group of indian elephants.
I really don't see the point of this madness about whom would win over whom; sizes are different (not as different as you state, though!), habitats are different, defense & weaponry are different and, aggressiveness can make a difference, as well. In theory, any Rhino can take on a full grown male Elephant (they're both aggressive species); but, that hardly happens!
tiger beats gaur but not without a heck of a fight. A cape buffalo cant take on a gaur. gaur is upto 7 ft tall and weigh as much as 1750kg whereas a cape buffalo is 6 ft tall and wighs upto 900kg.
Guar are very big and brave animals known to stand their ground against the indian rhinoceros which is upto 3.5 tons being the largest rhino in the world.
Aggression is common in wild ungulates, regardless of the size. JosetG0, if you read more about them, you'll realize. Gaur stands 1 feet taller than cape buffalo and black rhino, and their solid built is unmatched by any wild cattle. They weigh less than the white and indian rhino, but they are as strong, and much faster. No way a 1.55m cape dares challenge a 1.9m gaur.
You seem to be a reasonable fellow. Take the Bengal Tiger & the African Lion (there are other subspecies...); the later is - on average, heavier than the former. But, the Tiger is considered to both the biggest & the more aggressive feline on Earth! Yep, the biggest feline is the Amur, aka Siberian Tiger, not the average Bengal one.
I'm from Manas India, and from what i've seen, the gaur is similar in size with the indian rhino, but it stands taller at the shoulder, and look much more solid than the fat rhino. Indian rhino size = white rhino. I really dont understand all the fuss about the mildness of the gaur, especially the bull. These gaur bulls often block the road, ignoring human, and sometimes, they charge viciously, making people and tourist vehicles back off in haste.
Actually Gaur grow to be the size and weight of a rhino 'excluding the white rhino',they are the biggest cattle in the world! and i also read about that Tiger you described asianbuffalo, but it does'nt suprise me,Tigers are the only cat known to be able to take down an Elephant.watch this vid its a great display of a tiger's stealth, speed, power and most of all courage~ "Tiger vs Man on Elephant"
Ok. A Tiger (or a Lion, for what matters) would hardly be able to take down a healthy Indian Elephant; 'attacking' is different from 'taking down', right?! You HAVEN'T seen it, at all! And, animals don't have courage; they're aggressive and take the risk, out of instincts.
Nope. Gaurs are not known by their natural agressivity but, rather, by their size & strenght. The Gayal is a domesticated Gaur, used in East Asia just like the Water Buffalo.
The Cape Buffalo (and the Black Rhino, if you care) are not subject to domestication, are very aggressive and unpredictable. Moreover - and although comparisons here are difficult to make - Gaurs don't have to face prides of tigers, let alone the Indian Rhino. Sometimes, size is not that big of a matter...
You must be dreaming, inebriated, or stoned. The gaur is extremely aggressive. The gaur never backs down when it attacks. In areas where it feeds with domestic cattle and buffalo, it routinely kills them. No bull in the world tries to face a gaud, including the rhino. It's not just size buddy, believe me! A gaud would a**hole-fuck a cape buffalo for eternity.
The Gaur is - just - the biggest among the big WILD cattle. I doubt a Gaur will ever be face-to-face with a Cape Buffalo; anyway, FEAR is a common feeling amongst ALL animals.
On the question of insults, you can never insult me. Try it if you like, I won't report you to Youtube or insult you in return. Secondly, foolishness doesn't irritate me: it amuses me. I state it here: The gaur is practically fearless.
By the way, JosetYT, strong farmers and wrestlers in India test their strength against adult bulls( domesticated cattle). They don't kill them by impaling them. Anyone can kill cattle, but the truly powerful hold their ground--power against power!
And I am not trying to insult you. I realise now that that did come out as insulting. About the buffalo not being domesticated, how can you be sure that it has been tried in earnest? The domestic gaur is not like a wild one in power or ferocity.
You tell me to be more knowledgeable while you speculate about a Gaur-Buffalo encounter, concluding with alacrity that the cape buffalo is more aggressive. On what basis can you make such a statement?
This will, most probably, be my last post, here. So, here's what: 'Aggressiveness' is the measure of the delay & amplitude of a response to an external stimulus; like 'Fear', 'Hunger', 'Sexual drive' and other homeostatic impulses, are located in the Reptilian Complex & the Basal Ganglia, in mammmals (as well).
So, statistically, it's been proven that a Chihuahua is more 'aggressive' than a Black Rhino, which is more 'aggressive' than a Cape Buffalo, which is more 'aggressive' than a Gaur...
Fear, sometimes, triggers an 'aggressive' display although, more often than not, it results in the opposite response, i.e., running away from the potential threat, hidding & even total paralysis.
Among many other factors, the Habitat (which includes potential predators) often contributes to a species 'aggressive' behaviour (though not linearly). In the present case, for instance, even a century ago, Gaurs collected in small herds, protected by dense forests; its single potential predator (humans aside), was the Tiger. The Cape Buffalo's natural Habitat is in the wide open savanah, gathering in big herds and, among other potential predators, having to deal with prides of lionesses.
Anatomycally, the Gaur has, comparatively, longer legs and isn't as bulkier as any other comparable Bovidae; these characteristics allows it to be fast and run away from danger (not chasing Tigers!), it also allows it to graze in deep grass and to cross swamps with ease; but, it has its own drawback: It's centre of gravity is also 'high' (compared to the Indian Rhino, for instance). Meaning it falls sideways more easily, if caught by a (~220Kg) single Tiger.
Center of gravity is going to work if the Gaur were of comparable in size to the buffalo. However, the gaur is enormous. And its longer legs do not make it weaker or slower than other bovine species. To generalise on the basis of that is wrong. Also, the gaur is much faster than a buffalo.
So it can get up faster even if it is knocked out. And its charge will have more impact. Force = mass*acceleration = the rate of change of momentum. Momentum = mass*velocity.
I guess my (long & probably) last post has already gone deep enough to give you (and others) my view on this subject. It's up to you to draw your own (unbiased, preferably) conclusions.
A lot more was left unsaid.
I can see you've brushed up some of that Newtonian Physics; good start.
Look I am not saying it proves anything. But we all have our preferences. The fact is no one really knows. And even if one animal were to win, the fact that both of us cheer different animals is testament to our preferences. Only when a confrontation happens can we know anything. And frankly, this type of discussion about one species against the other has begun to bore me.
There's an elementary difference you have failed to account for in your comparison tween gaurs and buffalos. The bull gaur has no real natural predator when it is fully grown. The male buffalo is consistently taken down by a pride of lions. So the gaur is the more unused to failure/fear and hence more sure of itself, and less likely to retreat.
My point exactly. Maybe they are just LUCKY that tigers are solitary. The point, however, is that since by some natural lottery they do NOT have a predator, they will NOT back down, since it is not an instinctive response to them, which it IS to cape buffalo. Animal battles are much more psychological than physical.
Your point would be valid if & only if a gaur was to face a pride of [tigers, lionesses, ...]; since it's not the case, you cannot affirm that a gaur's "psychology" / instinct would be to not to back down or else.
I don't think that there is evidence to show that the Gaur is less aggressive than an African buffalo. But even if we assume that the animals are equally aggressive, the power will decide who will be the winner. Of course, all this is speculation until such fights are performed.
"You didn't watch the clip carefully. It's not fat, what it has is Swcharzenegger's body. The gaur is not only large, but it can also run very fast. That's why it develops very long and slender legs for such a huge body. In fact, it is the only bovine on earth to reach antelope-like speed. So huge, so strong and so fast, that's the word to describe this alien species. Too bad it's vanishing at high speed thanks to poaching and habitat destruction."
gaur and water buff are also known to fight rhinos, chase elephants, gore human unprovoked, as observed by Valmik Thapar. And indian rhino, if u read more about it, u know what it is, short-tempered bastards goring and trampling people every year. And the black rhino, it's half the size of indian rhino. And I've seen on TV twice, cape bull being chased miserably by similar-szied hippo. All the cape does is running, roaring for help.
U know why? Cos' the cape is more widely known by western people than the gaur, which never receive any media attention outside southeast asia. About aggression, what does a cape normally do on seeing lions, sometimes just 1 lioness nearby? They run tail between legs, even when they outnumber the cat. A water buffalo or gaur, seeing the tiger, stand their ground and fight. There's a footage of w.buff driving off a tiger easily.
They should send one of these Gaurs to Spain for Bull fighting than it will be Fucking awesome to watch .... how the Matadors get pwned.. haha
narutoeditor2 3 months ago
elephant>hippo=rhino>gaur>bear
this is the ranking of the best warrior in nature,right?
singularku 8 months ago
@singularku a polar bear might be able to take a hippo in high water,since it can take a beluga whale.
girtrute 1 month ago
The bulls that participate in Mr. Olympia.
galva07 9 months ago
Imagine being mounted by that thing
asaidweeman28 10 months ago
Gaur's meat is very delicious and nutritious! Horns are rock hard! Leather is good too! You can use all parts of this animal... Why don't we hunt them? Hahaha...just joke
socinvietnam 11 months ago
WOW! I just assumed such a large animal would not be very nimble or quick, but they can move!
nblucas97 1 year ago
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gaurs kill elephants man! These are very powerful animal.
Bluestarwarrior1 1 year ago
I wish dese whores could bite back
MrDahkilla 1 year ago
Wow that gaur looks pretty strong i wonder if who is stronger Bison or gaur
riekotz 1 year ago
holy sht that is huge...oh my god
lonelymammals 1 year ago
@lonelymammals That's what she said
Jaahaah 1 year ago 2
damn that thing is buffed! its "arnold bull"
jdymes101101 1 year ago
I would spur the shit outa that bull lol
sexyfuller32 1 year ago
These boys can shift as well!
Velasca 1 year ago
they should have the Pamplona bull run with this animal. Then things will get a little interesting
giriisindahouse 1 year ago
haha nice, in icelandic gaur means dude..
the dude...
iRIS387 1 year ago
yummy
gikaintapan 1 year ago
Muslce Guys.........
krongbong 1 year ago
tigers kill gaur all the time, while it takes a whole pride of lions to kill a buffalo
tjohn1986 1 year ago
@tjohn1986
Lol they dont kill gaurs all the time. I worked in a national park for community service and found that tigers mostly avoid conflicts with Gaurs. Tiger's main diet comprises of deers.
xenekaro 1 year ago
@xenekaro i don't doubt it. if there are deers why would they go for gaur?
tjohn1986 1 year ago
that is some big beef. i wonder if it tastes the same as domesticated cattle.
shadowseraph78 1 year ago
I saw a lone gaur bull in the forest when I went to India
little123456788 1 year ago
This is what a .375 H&H was made for.
00army00 2 years ago
snow leopards have been known to kill yak and bactrian camels
megaman2160 2 years ago
and pigs have been known to fly
xismxist 2 years ago
assholes have been known to drop dead
megaman2160 2 years ago
dude,gaur is larger than yak,bison,cape buffalo etc...there's no way if u think snow leopard can kill a wild gaur...
lagubrok92 2 years ago
i said yak not wild guar i know a snow leopard can't do nothing with a guar. not even a tiger
megaman2160 2 years ago
@megaman2160
Wrong. Where did you get the information that a Tiger cant? You cannot turn an assumption to be fact. There are countless articles of Guars being killed by Tigers (yes even adult Guars). They are well documented.
iNNoCeNttDReAMs 1 year ago
snow leapord cant even kill an strong human if he had a knife
TIgeracademy 1 year ago
Of course they can, every gaur is not a full grown healty one
Jaahaah 1 year ago
I'm tired of this RETARDED lion vs tiger vs bear who eats berries and who does the biggest shit. I'm just enjoying watching this amazing animal, the gaur.
Sorvos 2 years ago 25
@Sorvos holly shit man. i nearly shit my pants with youre coment, may you live a long life
scifiMOVIEtrailers 1 year ago
@scifiMOVIEtrailers I saw these at the zoo in Omaha Nebraska
panda374 1 year ago
Imagine how powerful Tigers are to kill these beasts. Lions can only dream of killing a Gaur one on one.
DrAtoda 2 years ago 3
dude lion kills an elephant weighing over 8000pounds so they dont have to hunt this shit and tigers had only hunt the baby gaur
99mohsin99 2 years ago
not alone tho, only with hes whole group of lionesses, and it would have to be a realy big group to take down an adult, they would probably go after babys, and tigers hunt alone.
aburusco 2 years ago 4
@aburusco Of course lions can kill gaurs, alone to, has it ever occourd to you that not EVERY SINGLE GAUR IS A HEALTHY BIG BULL?
Jaahaah 1 year ago
lions live in prides and it takes over 20 lions to kill a female elephant and i have seen 30 lions take on a female elephant and lose
jakebaldacchino 2 years ago
well said
DoomaceIsHere 2 years ago
haha gaur means dude in icelandic
opee12 2 years ago 2
Gaurs are impressive, but Koupreys (bos sauveli) are the handsomest wild cattles for me.
Shame that they are nearly or already extinct...
kouprey221 2 years ago
omg you guys tigers have been known to kill brown bears and brown bears have been known to kill tigers geez quit arguing. Not to add to the argument but barbary lions could take out a siberian tiger and a brown bear :) but barbary's arent around ne more...
stangbaby89 2 years ago
can they cross breed with domestic cattle? is so they should be used in the Heck Cattle project where they are trying to 'breed back' the Aurochs
hebrideanwolfdogs 2 years ago
small broken tree in Nagarahole national park, being fatally struck against the tree by a large bull gaur a few days earlier. When confronted by a tiger, the adult members of a gaur herd often form a circle surrounding the vulnerable young and calves, shielding them from the big cat. A herd of gaur in Malaysia encircled a calf killed by a tiger and prevented it from approaching the carcass while in Nagarahole, upon sensing a stalking tiger, a herd of gaur walked as a menacing phalanx towards it,
chobi22 2 years ago
Due to their formidable size and power, the gaur has few natural enemies. Saltwater Crocodiles, leopards, and dhole packs occasionally attack unguarded calves or unhealthy animals, but only the tiger has been reported to kill a full-grown adult. On the other hand, there are several cases of tigers being killed by gaur. In one instance, a tiger was repeatedly gored and trampled to death by a gaur during a prolonged battle. In another case, a large male tiger carcass was found beside a
chobi22 2 years ago
if these Gaur's were introduced to Africa i think lions would have a hard time killing them
m0943095 2 years ago
beautiful animal
wildgaur 3 years ago
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and I forget to mention, that is, grizzly bears kill buffalos with one swipe, and those weigh twice less than Kodiak brown bears.
Kodiaks are in the league of their own really.
Against them, buffalo or gaurs stands no chance.
9K58 3 years ago
I've also heard that Grizzly bears can kill a Bison with one swipe, but have never seen that happen. I't may be a myth.
MrPotatoesLatkie 3 years ago
I don't believe a Kodiak can hold his own against a single gaur. The sheer size of an Indian Gaur is probably the reason. We're talking about a wild bovine that weighs well over 3000 lbs. and a ursine that can't reach as big as 2000 lbs. Also from the looks of that video the gaur looks aggressive. Sheer size and ferocity is probably the best advantage the gaur has. Plus those horns look like they can kill a sloth bear. Sloth bears live in the same place as gaurs but they can't beat them.
BigGameHunterZXP 2 years ago
Gaurs are like buffalos just bigger.
big bear males have been known to kill big buffalo bulls with one swipe of it's forepaw.
Do you really think Gaur stands a chance?
In California, spanish people staged fights between grizzlies and Spanish bulls/buffalos, and bears would kill several bulls in a row. then betting became too poor (bears were killing bulls all the time) Historical facts.
tigers are quite regularly killed by bears in Russia unless it's winter and bears hibernate.
9K58 3 years ago
Bs. It's bears that are regularly Preyed upon by tigers in Russia. Even grown male brown bears typically leave grown tigers alone. Sometimes they attempt to steal their prey, but many times the tiger successfully defends its kill. Tigers have been shown to take down adult male gaurs. Check it out.
bilbring 2 years ago
You ever been to Russia? NOPE.
I have, even lived in Vladivostok first 17 years of my life.
fully grown bear leaves no other animal in Taiga (if you know what it is) alone.
IF you don't know shit yourself, maybe listen to people who do.
tiger carcasses have been found, with bear being the killer and eater.
I talked to people who actually hunted brown bears.
9K58 2 years ago
Your word against scientific sources, good try. Siberian tigers are known to prey on black and brown bears, and make them up to 5% of their diet. And healthy adult bears at that. Bears don't eat tigers. They just don't. Claiming to having spoken to hunters isn't valid. They're known to attempt to steal tiger kills, but often fail.
bilbring 2 years ago
there are scientific sources that confirm that brown bear preys on tiger.
Only what kind of bear does tiger prey on???
small? female? And what percentage of brown bear's diet is tiger?
There are different scientific source. Endorsing ones and ignoring others isn't, as you said, valid.
LOL, when bears and tigers clash for good, the defeated animal is eaten.
"They just don't" Very scientific, considering brown bear is an omnivore.
9K58 2 years ago
There are no scientific sources confirming brown bears preying on tiger. It's all made up by charlatans like you. If someone doubts it, they can google it up, but even that will return results of opposite cases, where Tigers kill & eat bears. If a bear eats tiger, it was already dead.
bilbring 2 years ago
V.G Heptner & A.A. Sludskii. Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume II, Part 2. ISBN 9004088768.
above book is one.
Brown bear constitutes 1-1.5 % of Tiger's diet. Wow, tiger is so powerful, cheez, it manages to get a bear cub once a year.
as an example of bear's physical power, let me give you an example: it can kill a fully grown bull with a single swipe by breaking the backbone, skull or neck.
Can tiger do that? Is tiger tougher than bull?
You know the answers, and what they imply.
9K58 2 years ago
Yea, now tigers are weak, aren't they.
Referring to your logic: How large was the calf that the alleged bear broke neck of?
Tigers take on bulls you fool. Gaurs are the largest of them all, and tigers have killed bull gaurs.
Jaguars can crush the sculls of mammals with one swipe. You think tigers are weak? I think you are stupid. They eat adults bears, deal with it.
bilbring 2 years ago 3
I don't think you understand that in 1 swipe it can break bones, besides bears are very fast although they do not look it, tigers are good hunters but honestly probably cannot kill a fully grown, male and healthy bear.
VincentJNix 2 years ago
Also, tigers are better at killng large prey, period. They sometimes kill large crocodiles, Tigers kill mostly large animals, while bears sometimes being cowardly eat berries.
A tiger knows how to evade defensive horns and hooves of herbivores, so it sure would know wen to jump at the grizzly's neck and sink it's bigger canines into it. Tigers aren't bulls, you idiot. They're predators.
bilbring 2 years ago
All bears with the exceptionof the polar bear are omnivores. That is also why they eat berries. Tigers are carnivores.
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DoomaceIsHere 2 years ago
hey Gaurs r only in India and all over asia whereas the cape buffalo only resides in africa.
thevideoempire 3 years ago
its make u think on how strong a tiger really is bcuz the tiger is only animal which capable of killing an adult gaur which weighs like 1000kg by itself bcuz they r solitary hunters where as it takes several lion just 2 pull down a cape buffalo which wieghs significantly less than a Gaur. Tigers Rule
thevideoempire 3 years ago
A Single Tiger/Lion Cannot Kill A Single Gaur/Cape Buffalo.
Lion Hunt Baby Buffalo-1~ON~1
Tiger Hunt Baby Gaur-1~ON~1
+only multiple lions attacks a single grown Cape buffalo.
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fuck that an elephant would destroy that bitch!
DoomgateAmon 3 years ago
gaurs kill elephants man!
wmoudksioejfjhgutoe 3 years ago
ah, come on , a gaur isn't a match for an elephant... it still weights around 6,5 tons and its bigger then Tyrannosaurus rex , elephant wins no contest
HEATofEAST92 3 years ago
yea i guess ur right, but rhinos fights elephants sometimes. rhinos & gaurs are alomost same weights i think...
wmoudksioejfjhgutoe 3 years ago
yea , gaurs are about the same size as black rhinos , but the rhino is stronger and bulkier with a more solid structure , not to mention the
Indian rhino , this species weights about 2 tons and posses armored skin which makes it almost untouchable... also according to some experts , an Indian rhino would probably beat an Asian elephant being stronger in relation to its body size , so probably the rhino is stronger then both , then the gaur is no match for an elephant or a rhino
HEATofEAST92 3 years ago
Gaur can kill elephant in justa second
chan0327 3 years ago
that a water buffilo (yes i know i problly spelled it wrong lol)
1OMGBANKAI1 3 years ago
no its not!
nickyboy22071989 3 years ago
Next time i go to Burger King imma c if a can get a gaur double cheeseburger!!!
redsindc 3 years ago 3
The legs of a gaur look thin cos' it's a huge animal, but in abolute terms, they're still the biggest of all the wild oxen. And undoubtedly, to support the incredible bulk, it must be enormously strong.
And dont forget the fact that the gaur has the biggest amount of muscles among the bovids. So, even at the same weight, a gaur's raw strength is second to none. That's why a healthy gaur bull often manages to withstand and repel tigers' attacks
asianbuffalo 3 years ago 3
asianbuffalo, a recent article states that Tigers are finding it easier to prey on indian rhino then gaur, as gaur travel in groups.
Still, as separating one gaur from the herd shouldn't be the most difficult thing, this is still an amazing testament to the gaur's strength.
elephantidis 3 years ago 3
Dude! A Single Male Tiger Or Lion Cant Kill A Single Gaur Or African/Cape Buffalo! They Get Gored In No Time! The Gaur & African/Cape Buffalo Will Be More Careful! They Wont Show NO-MERCY! I've Seen It In Lions Vs. Buffalo Videos...
wmoudksioejfjhgutoe 3 years ago
Tigers are specialized in taking down large prey on their own, so it's not same as with lions, where females do the hunt in groups. Tigers have been recorded taking down adult gaurs of up to 1 ton. Even big elephants have been badly injured/almost killed by tigers, occasionally.
bilbring 2 years ago
, so saying the Yaks having longer horns is also just WRONG. The reason why they look a bit sturdier than a water buff's horn is cos' they're shorter. And that hairy coat offers absolutely no protection against the pile-driving impact of a hard pointed horn from a very strong bovine, so that point's irrelevant too.
In a word, the wild Yak has no advantage compared to the wild water buffalo. And a gaur's horns, albeit shorter, is much sturdier than the horns of both.
asianbuffalo 3 years ago
Talleho90,
First of all, the wild yak is the 2nd tallest bovine, after the gaur, they're on average taller than wild water buffaloes, about 1.75m at the shoulder for male. And there's no way a Yak's 60cm shorter than a water buffalo, as it'd leave the Yak at 1.90m body length, making it almost a square-looking animal. You obviously refer to the domestic Yak. Then again, the domestic buffalo's a whole lot smaller than the wild buffalo.
Wild buffaloes have the LONGEST horns of any living bovid
asianbuffalo 3 years ago
Yeah, if i'm not mistaken the longest horns on record for ANY animal belong to a water buffalo that was killed in India in 1950.
EdGringo78 3 years ago 3
holy shit that's a machine!
nonameplayer 3 years ago
That is a whole lotta Guar! Led Zep should write a write a song about it!
3eyedho 3 years ago
mmmm it looks delicious
longjohncider 4 years ago
Tigers and gaurs have been known to kill each other from time to time.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
The wild Yak is by no means considered the strongest asian bovid. Speaking of raw power, the best is the gaur, followed by the huge water buffaloes of Assam state, India. The gaur possess more muscles than any other wild bovid, meaning at the same weight, a gaur is the strongest among wild bovines.
The cape buffalo is on average, 40 cm shorter than the gaur, do you really think they're even comparable? A gaur bull will make shortwork of any cape buff u can bring up.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
The Yak is slightly smaller than the Gaur and the Water buffalo, however it has more lean tissue than any of those, Yaks are famed for their low body fat and incredable bulky bodies. They weigh almost as much as a Water buffalo but is almost 2 feet shorter, and talking about fights Yaks should take it. Longer sturdier horns, longer body hair as cower and short thick legs offer great leverage compered to the Gaurs long and thin legs/hoofs
Talleho90 4 years ago
of course , also the gaur is far more aggressive and vicious , the yak is much like an ox , and is scientifically proved that buffalos are four times as strong as oxes , and the gaur is a true buffalo
HEATofEAST92 3 years ago 3
Wan't to taste Gaur beef.
Thers a hotel named Hitagat in Balgali
prasani 4 years ago
Tigers can kill Gaurs, but they dont do it in a fight
The wait for an ambush becuse if they whent head on with the Gaur, its nothing but a suecide
And even though they hold such a huge advantage in an ambush they avoid the larger Bulls
Talleho90 4 years ago
yeah its true, tigers do kill gaur, but only at a serious risk to itself, or when the gaur is injured.... most of the time a tiger will try to kill a gaur calf.... they only take on a bull, if its seriously hungry....
arunta882 4 years ago
Very Powerful animal, though the Wild Yak is usally considered as the most powerful bovid in asia
Talleho90 4 years ago
tigers can kill gaur
liverpoolfcno1fan 4 years ago
if it want to risk it life..
dakingXXI 4 years ago
How big's the one u saw? 6ft?
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
Ha. I saw this at the zoo today.
tornmuscle 4 years ago
With big bull comes big bullshiet.
sen38 4 years ago
holy fuked up shit thats one big fuka lol
mikexbox360rox 4 years ago
great stuff! Thanks man!
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
Go to google video and type "india land of tiger" u can see 4 almost one hour videos. full. this video is from there.
thomas22ek 4 years ago
genetically, gaur is close to cattle, but physically, it is a BUFFALO. We asian call it buffalo. It's the largest wild buffalo.
btw, at its very best, a 1.7m cape buffalo can weigh the same as a 1.7m gaur. the gaur has a highly muscular profile no other bovines possess, so saying that gaur is thinner than any buffalo is a joke.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
That said, the northern indian tiger size is no different at all from south and central india. So, bengal tigers as a race make the Siberian tigers look funny.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
1 tiger killed in Nepal in 1942 weighed 320 kg, another one not weighed but measured 3.23m, the Bachelor of polawargh, thought to be as big as a shetland pony. The largest to date is a 388 kg, 3.35m killed in the same region in 1967 by Hasinger.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
Jasonstarwalker, the 258.2 kg northern Bengal tiger u mentioned is a pathetic specimen, only 2.92 m long over the curve. 2.92m is typical for northern indian tiger. Tigers of central and south india are a bit shorther, but stockier, sometimes a lot stockier.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
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Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
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Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
The name in Hindi is actually more like GAUD rather than GAUR.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
The gaur is known for its violent aggression. Its easily the biggest bull in the world.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
what a handsome boy! Mmmoo
baleheads 4 years ago
My god that thing is HUGE!! its like bigger than 2 buffalo
rocker848 4 years ago
It IS a buffalo. The Guar is a type of buffalo.
yellowmattereyecusta 4 years ago
The Gaur is not a buffalo, but no buffalo can match its awsome power. In India, some people have the surname Gaur.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
No, bisons and gaur are not closely related, genetically. Gaur is sometimes called indian bison, which is a misnomer. I also dont understand why flimakers keep producing flims after films about lions, but none of gaur and tiger interaction. It does happen, quite frequently in Nagarahole. They often excuse that tigers live in dense forest, harder to film.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
You're right: They're not closely related, genetically, just like antelopes, felines, etc, aren't. But, they're taxonomically related, down to Genus, where they differ. They belong to the same Family, same Subfamily and same Tribe...
josetYT 4 years ago
Awesome anima, amazing its not more famous. Looks a bit like short haired American bison from its body shape. Are they close relatives?
Longboardsinglefin 4 years ago
Thanks, unfortunately battles between tiger and gaur are almost impossible to find on TV or the internet, unlike lions and cape buffalos where you can watch any time.
SeijiHokuto 4 years ago
Killing a Gaur is very hard. It makes a full-grown buffalo small.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
T-03 was a gaur specialist. He was observed by Dr. Ullas Karanth when he brought down a female gaur. Hunting gaur is a risky business, but he didn't give it up till the very end. Finally, The bull gaur in question smashed him violently against a small tree, breaking both the tiger and the tree in the process. His carcass was found about 4 days later.
thuetruyen123456789 4 years ago
People really don't realise the power of this animal. This is not a buffalo, at least not the usual sort. I saw it. The video doesn't do it justice. You have to see it to know that an adult male buffalo looks like a wimp in comparison.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
I'm serious. The 250 kg, aka T-04 was not even full-grown, only 3-4 years old. The 260 kg, T-03, was a prime male, and he was very likely to continue gorwing weight. Tragically, he was killed in a violent fight with a bull gaur in nagarahole.
thuetruyen123456789 4 years ago
In Nagarahole, where predation on gaur by tiger is quite heavy, the tiger gets so huge. 1 tigress captured weigh 177 kg, while another 2 males, 250 and 260 kg. Cos' killing gaur requires so much struggling, they get huge, huger even than Siberian tiger
thuetruyen123456789 4 years ago
You serious? That's awesome, like an Indian version of the Ngorongoro Crater where large prey is abundant and the lions are huge.
SeijiHokuto 4 years ago
Have you ever kicked a house-cat? That is what a full-grown gaud can do to a tiger. And forget the cape buffalo. The lions wouldn't just be tossed a little in the air. They would be flying all around, as would be the tiger.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
Not true!
The Amur easily weights over 300Kg; and, why's the Lion so big, when almost only the agile Lioness does the hunt? What about Bears? White Bears' main food supply are Seals and even smaller animals, not walruses!
It takes much more to understand evolution than the average size of the prey...
josetYT 4 years ago
Don't mind the false publicity. The largest weight for a Bengal tiger is 258.2 kilograms. And Bengals can grow to the length of Siberians, but they aren't as bulky. But they are considered more aggressive.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
indianaturewatch dot net has a photo of a gaur driving off a pack of dholes with ease, and thirdangle dot com has another of a gaur chasing a pack of dholes like flies. Too bad I cant post link here
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
That's why India and Myanmar tigers are huge. It struggles against all kinds of mega herbivores, so naturally it's huge.indianaturewatch dot net has a lot of photos of tigress as big as (maybe bigger than) male lions, 1 of them is a 2 year old subadult tigress from Bandhavgarh. Recent study has shown that Bengal tigers, not Siberian tigers, are the largest tigers.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
@ SeijiHokuto, gaur is the largest bovine on earth. A wood bison is no match in terms of size for an indian gaur, let alone a southeast asian gaur, which may scale over 2 tons. Wood bison is not even the 2nd largest bovine, the indian wild buffalo is.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
josetGO a tiger can easily take on a pride of lions and the 1 ton black rhino stands no chance against a 3 ton indian rhino. There are hyenas in africa but dholes and wolves in india so your point is easily destroyed a gaur has more enemies to face let alone a group of indian elephants.
Canadadry7 4 years ago
I really don't see the point of this madness about whom would win over whom; sizes are different (not as different as you state, though!), habitats are different, defense & weaponry are different and, aggressiveness can make a difference, as well. In theory, any Rhino can take on a full grown male Elephant (they're both aggressive species); but, that hardly happens!
josetYT 4 years ago
Are you dreaming, Canadadry7, or is this your dry sense of humour? A pride of lions will extirpate a tiger.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
tiger beats gaur but not without a heck of a fight. A cape buffalo cant take on a gaur. gaur is upto 7 ft tall and weigh as much as 1750kg whereas a cape buffalo is 6 ft tall and wighs upto 900kg.
Canadadry7 4 years ago
Guar are very big and brave animals known to stand their ground against the indian rhinoceros which is upto 3.5 tons being the largest rhino in the world.
Canadadry7 4 years ago
Gaurs aren't big and brave, they are fearless.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
True, gaurs are impressive. But I think a pure breed wood bison could be bigger than it, but sadly it's very hard to find them nowadays.
SeijiHokuto 4 years ago
Aggression is common in wild ungulates, regardless of the size. JosetG0, if you read more about them, you'll realize. Gaur stands 1 feet taller than cape buffalo and black rhino, and their solid built is unmatched by any wild cattle. They weigh less than the white and indian rhino, but they are as strong, and much faster. No way a 1.55m cape dares challenge a 1.9m gaur.
manasRoyal 4 years ago
You seem to be a reasonable fellow. Take the Bengal Tiger & the African Lion (there are other subspecies...); the later is - on average, heavier than the former. But, the Tiger is considered to both the biggest & the more aggressive feline on Earth! Yep, the biggest feline is the Amur, aka Siberian Tiger, not the average Bengal one.
josetYT 4 years ago
I'm from Manas India, and from what i've seen, the gaur is similar in size with the indian rhino, but it stands taller at the shoulder, and look much more solid than the fat rhino. Indian rhino size = white rhino. I really dont understand all the fuss about the mildness of the gaur, especially the bull. These gaur bulls often block the road, ignoring human, and sometimes, they charge viciously, making people and tourist vehicles back off in haste.
manasRoyal 4 years ago
Actually Gaur grow to be the size and weight of a rhino 'excluding the white rhino',they are the biggest cattle in the world! and i also read about that Tiger you described asianbuffalo, but it does'nt suprise me,Tigers are the only cat known to be able to take down an Elephant.watch this vid its a great display of a tiger's stealth, speed, power and most of all courage~ "Tiger vs Man on Elephant"
FarQRsoul 4 years ago
No.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
Ok. A Tiger (or a Lion, for what matters) would hardly be able to take down a healthy Indian Elephant; 'attacking' is different from 'taking down', right?! You HAVEN'T seen it, at all! And, animals don't have courage; they're aggressive and take the risk, out of instincts.
josetYT 4 years ago
The tiger attacks an elephant mahout because tigers can jump high. Most people here are good at spreading false information.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
@ asianbuffalo:
Nope. Gaurs are not known by their natural agressivity but, rather, by their size & strenght. The Gayal is a domesticated Gaur, used in East Asia just like the Water Buffalo.
The Cape Buffalo (and the Black Rhino, if you care) are not subject to domestication, are very aggressive and unpredictable. Moreover - and although comparisons here are difficult to make - Gaurs don't have to face prides of tigers, let alone the Indian Rhino. Sometimes, size is not that big of a matter...
josetG0 4 years ago
You must be dreaming, inebriated, or stoned. The gaur is extremely aggressive. The gaur never backs down when it attacks. In areas where it feeds with domestic cattle and buffalo, it routinely kills them. No bull in the world tries to face a gaud, including the rhino. It's not just size buddy, believe me! A gaud would a**hole-fuck a cape buffalo for eternity.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
First off, I'm not insulting you.
The Gaur is - just - the biggest among the big WILD cattle. I doubt a Gaur will ever be face-to-face with a Cape Buffalo; anyway, FEAR is a common feeling amongst ALL animals.
josetYT 4 years ago
On the question of insults, you can never insult me. Try it if you like, I won't report you to Youtube or insult you in return. Secondly, foolishness doesn't irritate me: it amuses me. I state it here: The gaur is practically fearless.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
"Right!"
josetYT 4 years ago
By the way, JosetYT, strong farmers and wrestlers in India test their strength against adult bulls( domesticated cattle). They don't kill them by impaling them. Anyone can kill cattle, but the truly powerful hold their ground--power against power!
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
And I am not trying to insult you. I realise now that that did come out as insulting. About the buffalo not being domesticated, how can you be sure that it has been tried in earnest? The domestic gaur is not like a wild one in power or ferocity.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
You tell me to be more knowledgeable while you speculate about a Gaur-Buffalo encounter, concluding with alacrity that the cape buffalo is more aggressive. On what basis can you make such a statement?
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
This will, most probably, be my last post, here. So, here's what: 'Aggressiveness' is the measure of the delay & amplitude of a response to an external stimulus; like 'Fear', 'Hunger', 'Sexual drive' and other homeostatic impulses, are located in the Reptilian Complex & the Basal Ganglia, in mammmals (as well).
josetYT 4 years ago
So, statistically, it's been proven that a Chihuahua is more 'aggressive' than a Black Rhino, which is more 'aggressive' than a Cape Buffalo, which is more 'aggressive' than a Gaur...
Fear, sometimes, triggers an 'aggressive' display although, more often than not, it results in the opposite response, i.e., running away from the potential threat, hidding & even total paralysis.
josetYT 4 years ago
Among many other factors, the Habitat (which includes potential predators) often contributes to a species 'aggressive' behaviour (though not linearly). In the present case, for instance, even a century ago, Gaurs collected in small herds, protected by dense forests; its single potential predator (humans aside), was the Tiger. The Cape Buffalo's natural Habitat is in the wide open savanah, gathering in big herds and, among other potential predators, having to deal with prides of lionesses.
josetYT 4 years ago
Anatomycally, the Gaur has, comparatively, longer legs and isn't as bulkier as any other comparable Bovidae; these characteristics allows it to be fast and run away from danger (not chasing Tigers!), it also allows it to graze in deep grass and to cross swamps with ease; but, it has its own drawback: It's centre of gravity is also 'high' (compared to the Indian Rhino, for instance). Meaning it falls sideways more easily, if caught by a (~220Kg) single Tiger.
josetYT 4 years ago
Center of gravity is going to work if the Gaur were of comparable in size to the buffalo. However, the gaur is enormous. And its longer legs do not make it weaker or slower than other bovine species. To generalise on the basis of that is wrong. Also, the gaur is much faster than a buffalo.
So it can get up faster even if it is knocked out. And its charge will have more impact. Force = mass*acceleration = the rate of change of momentum. Momentum = mass*velocity.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
I guess my (long & probably) last post has already gone deep enough to give you (and others) my view on this subject. It's up to you to draw your own (unbiased, preferably) conclusions.
A lot more was left unsaid.
I can see you've brushed up some of that Newtonian Physics; good start.
Wonderfull beast the Gaur, indeed.
Cheers!
josetYT 4 years ago
Look I am not saying it proves anything. But we all have our preferences. The fact is no one really knows. And even if one animal were to win, the fact that both of us cheer different animals is testament to our preferences. Only when a confrontation happens can we know anything. And frankly, this type of discussion about one species against the other has begun to bore me.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
How much bulk do you want? It is the heaviest bovine species in the world.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
There's an elementary difference you have failed to account for in your comparison tween gaurs and buffalos. The bull gaur has no real natural predator when it is fully grown. The male buffalo is consistently taken down by a pride of lions. So the gaur is the more unused to failure/fear and hence more sure of itself, and less likely to retreat.
siddistani 4 years ago
siddistani:
Habitats are different. Gaurs are not attacked by prides of anything, luckily.
josetYT 4 years ago
joseYT:
My point exactly. Maybe they are just LUCKY that tigers are solitary. The point, however, is that since by some natural lottery they do NOT have a predator, they will NOT back down, since it is not an instinctive response to them, which it IS to cape buffalo. Animal battles are much more psychological than physical.
siddistani 4 years ago
siddistani:
Your point would be valid if & only if a gaur was to face a pride of [tigers, lionesses, ...]; since it's not the case, you cannot affirm that a gaur's "psychology" / instinct would be to not to back down or else.
josetYT 4 years ago
I don't think that there is evidence to show that the Gaur is less aggressive than an African buffalo. But even if we assume that the animals are equally aggressive, the power will decide who will be the winner. Of course, all this is speculation until such fights are performed.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
The buffalo may be sacred--wary, if you please--of lions. The gaud is pretty fearless, even tigers don't impress it much.
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
correction "scared"
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
And, you know what? Try to be more knowledgeable about what you're talking about. I'm sure you'll get a less biased view of things.
Cheers!
josetYT 4 years ago
Thuetruyen123456789 said:
"You didn't watch the clip carefully. It's not fat, what it has is Swcharzenegger's body. The gaur is not only large, but it can also run very fast. That's why it develops very long and slender legs for such a huge body. In fact, it is the only bovine on earth to reach antelope-like speed. So huge, so strong and so fast, that's the word to describe this alien species. Too bad it's vanishing at high speed thanks to poaching and habitat destruction."
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
Don't try to put me down, buddy. One-upmanship doesn't work with me. Cheers!
Jasonstarwalker 4 years ago
In a word, if a gaur lacks aggression, then you can call a psycho killer a gentleman, serioulsy.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
gaur and water buff are also known to fight rhinos, chase elephants, gore human unprovoked, as observed by Valmik Thapar. And indian rhino, if u read more about it, u know what it is, short-tempered bastards goring and trampling people every year. And the black rhino, it's half the size of indian rhino. And I've seen on TV twice, cape bull being chased miserably by similar-szied hippo. All the cape does is running, roaring for help.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago
U know why? Cos' the cape is more widely known by western people than the gaur, which never receive any media attention outside southeast asia. About aggression, what does a cape normally do on seeing lions, sometimes just 1 lioness nearby? They run tail between legs, even when they outnumber the cat. A water buffalo or gaur, seeing the tiger, stand their ground and fight. There's a footage of w.buff driving off a tiger easily.
asianbuffalo 4 years ago