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No. 468. BUBALUS ARNI. 
The Wild Buffalo (Jerdon’s No. 239). 
Native NamMrs.—Arvna (male), Avnat (female), Arna-bhainsa, Jangli- 
bhains, Hindi; Mung, Bhagulpore ; Gera-erumi, Gondi; Karbo of the 
Malays ; AZoonding of the Sundanese. 
HapitatT.—In the swampy terai at the foot of the hills from Oude to 
Bhotan, in the plains of Lower Bengal as far west as Tirhoot, in Assam 
and in Burmah, in Central India from Midnapore to Rajpore, and thence 
nearly to the Godavery ; also in Ceylon. 
DEScCRIPTION.—This animal so closely resembles the common 
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domesticated buffalo that it seems hardly necessary to attempt a des- 
cription. The wild one may be a trifle larger, but every one in India 
is familiar with the huge, ungainly, stupid-looking creature, with its bulky 
frame, black and almost hairless body, back-sweeping horns, and long 
narrow head. 
S1ze.—A large male will stand 19 hands at the shoulder and measure 
to} feet from nose to root of tail, which is short, reaching only to the 
hocks. Horns vary greatly, but the following are measurements of 
large pairs: In the British Museum are a pair without the skull. 
These horns measure 6 feet 6 inches each, which would give, when on 
the head, an outer curve measurement of nearly 14 feet. Another pair 
in the British Museum measure on the skull 12 feet 2 inches from tip to 
tip and across the forehead, but these horns do not exactly correspond 
in length and shape. 
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