THE ZEBU, OR INDIAN OX. 



Generic Characters. 

 Horns bending out laterally. 



Eight cutting teeth in the lower jaw, none in the upper. 

 Skin along the lower fide of the neck pendulous. 



Synonims. 

 Indian Ox &. Pennant Syn. Quad. 0. 

 Little Buffalo, Edwards, p. 200. 

 Zebu, de Buffbn, xi. 43g. tab. xlh. 



THE Zebu, or Indian Ox, varies much in refpedl to lize ; fome are as 

 large as the common Englim Ox ; others as fmall as the Alderney Cow. 

 From the latter of thefe the annexed figure was drawn. 



This animal differs from the European Ox in the fituation of its horns, 

 and in having a lump on the moulders ; which, in the larger variety, will 

 fometimes grow to the weight of forty or fifty pounds. This lump, or 

 protuberance, is conlidered as a very delicate article of food, and,jtvhen well 

 drefifed, has much the tafte and appearance of udder. The horns of this 

 variety are Ihort, and generally bend forwards rather than fide ways, 

 whereas thofe of the larger kind bend backwards. 



The Zebu is capable of being tamed and rendered -very docile and 

 gentle ; it is then ufed in India as a fubfiitute for horfes, in travelling ; and 

 particularly in China and Chinefe Tartary. Its ufual pace is a foft trot, 

 with which it will travel at the rate of forty or fifty miles a day, for fixty 

 days together. They are guided by means of a cord pafied through the 



