In the world there are more than a thousand different breeds among cattle, most of which are pets. Many of them do not exceed more than 1.5 meters in height, and do not gain more than 750 kilograms in weight. But among them there are species that are truly giants, and can be compared with medium sized elephants.
The top 10 included the largest bulls in the world. The list includes both domesticated individuals and representatives of wildlife.
10. Tour | 1.8 m height
Opens the ten largest bulls in the world an extinct species from the genus of real bulls - tour. The species is considered the progenitor of cattle. Tours became extinct in the 17th century due to the raging epidemic to which they were exposed. These were quite massive and large animals, which reached 180 centimeters at the withers, and gained up to 800 kilograms in weight. The closest relatives of the tour are considered to be the Watussi breed, bred in Africa. Massive and very long horns, which are capable of growing up to 1.8 meters and weighing up to 100 kilograms, are distinguished from the relatives of watussi.
9. Chianine | 1.9 m high
Chianine is the largest domestic breed of bulls from Italy. Another name is a porcelain bull. The largest representatives reach 1.8 meters at the withers, and in the mass gain up to 1 ton or more. As a rule, porcelain bulls are white or cream in color. Large cloven-hoofed animals have well-developed muscle mass. They are incredibly strong and powerful, so it’s better not to get caught in the way of an enraged Qyan. Nevertheless, this animal is not characterized by aggressiveness, on the contrary, they are very good-natured towards people. The champion among the breed was a bull nicknamed Donneto, who weighed 1700 kg with a height of 190 cm.
8. Cuprey | 1.8 m height
Cuprey - an extinct species that belonged to the largest in the world among bulls. Adult growth reached 180 centimeters at the withers, and body weight was about 800 kilograms. The horns of large males grew to 80 centimeters. This species was poorly studied by humans, as these artiodactyls preferred a secretive lifestyle in the tropical forests of Asia. Presumably cupri was a hybrid of banteng and gaura, since it had a lot of similarities with them. A distinctive feature of males from females was a large, long tuft of hanging hair in the neck.
7. African buffalo | 1.8 m height
African buffalo - one of the largest species of bulls in the world, widespread in Africa. At the withers, large representatives are able to reach 180 centimeters with a body length of 3.4 meters. Older males can weigh up to 1.2 tons. Giants graze from morning to evening and almost never move more than 4 kilometers from water bodies, as they experience a regular need for fluids. An African buffalo drinks up to 40 liters of water per day. Despite the fact that these animals are endowed with a thick skin that reaches 2 centimeters, they are very affected by insect bites. To help them get rid of blood-sucking parasites, drag birds, which sit on the backs of buffaloes and pull out pests.
6. The Bison | 2.7 m height
In sixth place among the largest bulls in the world is a representative of the bull subfamily - bison. The species is considered the last representative of wild bulls and the largest land mammal in Europe. At the withers, males grow up to 188 centimeters, and the length of the body can reach 2.7 meters. At the same time, bison weigh about 1 ton. A small population of bison is located in Spain, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia and Germany. In Russia, the species is on the verge of extinction and is kept in bison reserves. A sharp decline in the population is associated with intensive hunting for artiodactyls since ancient times.
5. Bunteng | 2.5 m height
The top ten largest bulls in the world entered the species with the name banteng. The largest representatives in the shoulders reach 190 centimeters, and in length - 2.5 meters. Individual individuals gain in weight up to 900 kilograms. Buntenges have curved horns up to 70 centimeters in length. Wild representatives of the species live on the islands of Borneo and Java, as well as in Southeast Asia. Domesticated bantenges are common in Indonesia. In nature, artiodactyls prefer to live in groups, in which there can be up to forty females and only one bull. On average, they live no more than 25 years.
4. Bison | Height 2 m
Buffalobelonging to the tribe of bulls, is one of the largest among its closest relatives. Males grow up to 2 meters, and in length up to 3 meters. The weight of large individuals can reach 1.2 tons. In the United States, Canada, and Mexico, bison are found both in the wild and in agriculture.
3. Asian buffalo | Height 2 m
Water buffalo one of the three largest bulls in the world. An adult grows at the withers up to 2 meters, and in length - up to 3 meters. The largest representatives are capable of gaining about 1.27 tons in mass. Males are endowed with large, long horns up to 2 meters - in females they can be completely absent or be insignificant. Wild animals are common in Nepal, India, Thailand, Cambodia and Ceylon. Giants settle, as a rule, at standing reservoirs. They prefer to graze in the morning and evening hours, when it is still cool enough. Their food is aquatic vegetation. During the hot time of the day, fleeing from the scorching, sultry sun, buffaloes wallow in swamps, where they become an object of attention for herons: birds sit on the backs of animals and pull out ticks and other parasitic insects from them.
2. Yak | Height 2 m
Yak is one of the largest species of bulls in the world. In Russia, the breed is also called sarlyk, which means "grunting bull." These are the only representatives of the genus of real bulls who can grunt when they are not happy. The largest yaks grow up to 2 meters at the withers, and in body weight they are able to gain up to 1 ton. Old males reach a length of more than 4 meters. Long horns, widely spaced with bends, if straightened, will be almost 1 meter long. The view of the yaks is truly formidable. What distinguishes a cloven-hoofed animal from its congeners is its long, shaggy coat, which hangs and almost completely covers its legs. Yaks are common in the republics of Tuva, Buryatia and Altai. Animals are popular in the countries of Tibet, Tajikistan, India and China.
1. Gaur | 2.3 m height
Gaur is the largest bull in the world, which grows at the withers to 2.3 meters, and weighs up to 1.5 tons. In length, the body of the animal usually does not exceed 3 meters. Crescent-shaped horns grow to an average of 90 centimeters. Gauras are common in the dense forests of India, Pakistan, Thailand and Bangladesh. Wild animals are usually active during the day, but if they live close to human dwellings, they prefer to lead a nocturnal lifestyle. The species is threatened with extinction: in the wild, there are about 20 thousand individuals.
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