THE GAUR. 



(Nov. 2, 1889.) 



AN exceptionally important addition to the Zoo- 

 logical Society's collection has been made during 

 the last week by the safe arrival in Regent's Park 

 of a young Gaur (Bos gaurus) from Pahang, Malay 

 Peninsula, presented by Sir Cecil C. Smith, 

 K.C.M.G. This animal, which is the " bison " of 

 Anglo-Indian sportsmen, is not only " new to the 

 collection/' but is the first of its kind that has 

 been seen alive in Europe, and its arrival is viewed 

 with more than ordinary interest, owing to the 

 fact that it belongs to a race which is said to be of 

 such an untamable disposition that no member of 

 it has yet lived for any length of time in captivity, 

 howevery o ung it may have been when captured. 



The present animal is a young bull, presumably 

 about two years old, and is one of a herd of gaurs 

 taken in April last by the Sultan of Pahang, or, to 

 be more correct, under his direction. We gather 

 thefo 11 owing facts relating to the capture from an 

 extremely interesting letter which appeared in the 

 Singapore Free Press and in the Field, and which 

 was apparently written by an eye-witness. It 

 appears that the Sultan, having conceived the idea 

 of capturing a herd of gaurs, chose for the site of 



