Wildlifeof Bhutan
Asian Wild Buffalo
Wild Cattle & Serow
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Bubalus arnee
Basic stats
Habitat
Around Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan
Range
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand and Cambodia; in Bhutan a small number around Royal Manas
Size
Head and body 240–300cm; shoulder 150–190cm; horns spread up to 2m
Weight
600–1,200kg
The wild water buffalo is a large bovine with ash-grey to black skin, a tuft on the forehead, comparatively small ears and large splayed hooves. It is larger and heavier than the domestic water buffalo, at 600 to 1,200kg. Both sexes carry heavy, widely spreading horns up to 2m along the outer edges, exceeding those of any other living bovid (Wikipedia, general species account).
In and around Bhutan's Royal Manas National Park a small number of wild water buffaloes occur, part of the sub-population of India's adjoining Manas National Park. Adult females and their young form stable clans of up to 30, led by old cows, while males form bachelor groups of up to ten. Tigers and mugger crocodiles prey on adults.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Asian Wild Buffalo live in?
- Around Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan
- Where is the Asian Wild Buffalo found?
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand and Cambodia; in Bhutan a small number around Royal Manas
- How big is the Asian Wild Buffalo?
- Head and body 240–300cm; shoulder 150–190cm; horns spread up to 2m
- How much does the Asian Wild Buffalo weigh?
- 600–1,200kg