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THE BUFFALO. 
Bos bubalus or B. Ami. Native names: Ami or jungli bhains or Arni 
bhainsa , Hind; Bhains, Beng.; Gera erumi, Gond; Moh , Assam; Misip, 
Cachar; Kywai, Burma. 
Habitat .—The Brahmaputra and Ganges Churs, Assam, Cooeh Behar, 
Orissa, the Central Provinces, etc. 
Period of gestation .—Ten months ; one or two calves are dropped in summer. 
Description .—Almost exactly like the tame buffalo, but the horns are much 
bigger. The colour is almost black, legs sometimes whitish, cows’ horns are 
longer than bulls, but of less girth. Generally found about swamps, hunting 
the densest grass, jungle or reeds. It loves to wallow, associates in herds, feeds 
chiefly on grass morning and evening, and lies up during the day in grass or 
marsh. Not shy, is very bold and savage, frequently attacking without 
provocation. 
Measurements .—The average height at shoulder is 6 ft. ; average horn 
measurement, 5u ins. Maximum horn measurement, 78£ ins. 
Record Heads .-—There is in the British Museum a single horn which 
measures 78^ ins. It came from Africa and was figured in the Philosophical 
Transactions of the Royal Society in 1727. This was proved to belong to a large 
