Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Ringling Bros. Circus 1909 #2


"The zebu takes very kindly to captivity and is an affectionate pet"

Posted by Buckles at 1/11/2006 06:41:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The beast of a Indian or water buffalo. I recall photos of little kids leading them through the swamps of south Asia but if they didn't want to follow they probably didn't have to.

As to the giraffe: Paging Dr. R.J. Reynolds, what subspecies is it? Very unusual pattern.

11 January, 2006 08:05
Anonymous said...

Richard Reynolds says - -That's a water buffalo, not a zebu. The horns are unsually long, typical of the wild water buffalo instead of the domesticated ones we usually see.

11 January, 2006 12:02
GaryHill said...

A Zebu looks like a minature Brahma cow or bull. Gary

11 January, 2006 16:11
Anonymous said...

I've always understood Zebu to be a generic terms for any of the humped cattle that originated in south Asia. The Gyr is pretty common, and the Brahmans are all over India. The humped breeds are the oldest of the domesticated cattle. I've heard taht teh humped breeds are all pretty smart, for a cow that is.

11 January, 2006 18:08

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