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from water. They generally go about in herds of considerable 

 size. Buffalo are considered dangerous game to hunt, not only on 

 account of the thick cover which they inhabit but because they 

 are more inclined to charge than any of the other wild cattle. 

 Some have been known to watch their back trail when they sense 

 that they are being followed, and from a concealed place to 

 charge the tracker without warning. 



Fig. 58 — Tamarau 



The Tamarau (Buhalus mindorensis) , a distinct small buf- 

 falo, is found on the island of Mindoro, in the southern Philip- 

 pines. This buffalo is less than four feet at the shoulder and has 

 short stout horns. A horn twenty inches long is a good size. 

 Tamarau are dark brown or grayish black, and have more 

 hair on their bodies than water buffaloes. They frequent thick 

 marshes along the rivers and it is said that they also inhabit 

 the mountain forests to an altitude of over six thousand feet 

 where they live in thick bamboo jungle. 



The Anoa or Pygmy BuflEalo (Anoa depressicornis) is a na- 

 tive of Celebes. It is the smallest of the wild cattle, being 



