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title: "Facts about Indian Gaur"  
description: "A short explanation of the Indian Gaur and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-02  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2745/facts-about-indian-gaur  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Indian Gaur", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about Indian Gaur

![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/3e25996a-22dd-4b23-bf70-868bbc212df5.jpeg) ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/14cd78ee-26c9-43aa-8465-f9651d887a7b.jpeg) The Indian gaur (Bos gaurus), often known as the Indian bison, is the world's largest living bovine species. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/19813dfa-074d-4a32-99a0-436bd6c32e86.jpeg) It is native to South and South-east Asia and is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/6f6c584e-bd5c-42d3-b567-64a35ee36675.jpeg) Gaurs are herbivores who eat mostly grasses, leaves, and fruits. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/1ce47cc0-2c56-43db-a7de-b3fc11e11952.jpeg) They are social animals that dwell in herds of up to 50 individuals. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9a531076-58c9-4b99-a3c8-e9321e936332/images/c4810c0b-0e83-421c-ba2c-460392cc605d.jpeg) Unfortunately, they face a variety of problems, including habitat degradation, poaching, and conflict with humans.

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