Zebu Animals Facts and Information

The Zebu is probably the littlest type of bovine on the planet. This page has all the data and facts about Zebu. I trust you appreciate finding out about Zebu.

Quick Facts

Common Name	Zebu
Scientific Name	Bos Primigenius Indicus
Group	Mammal
Conservation Status	Least Concern
Habitat	Tropical jungles and open plains
Colour	Brown, Black, White
Size (L)	86-106cm (34-42in)
Weight	150-200kg (331-440lbs)
Top Speed	40km/h (25mph)
Diet	Herbivore
Prey	Grass. Seeds, Flowers
Predators	Human, Bears, Wildcats
Lifestyle	Herd
Skin Type	Leather
Favourite Food	Grass

Zebu Information

Zebu is perhaps the most seasoned variety of dairy cattle on the planet. There are 75 distinct types of zebu that vary from each other by size, shading and kind of habitat which they possess. Zebus are the main sort of dairy cattle that lives in tropical rainforests.

They can be additionally found in open fields. Zebus begin from South Asia, yet because of their capacity to make due in hot and damp condition, they have been handily acquainted with the tropical pieces of Africa and South America.

Other than wild zebus, a huge number of trained zebus can be found on the ranches all through the world. Wild zebus are imperiled by habitat misfortune because of deforestation, however they despite everything are not recorded as jeopardized species.

Interesting Zebu Facts

Contrasted with other cows species, zebus are generally little creatures. They can weigh somewhere in the range of 331 and 440 pounds and arrive at 34 to 42 creeps long. Guys are bigger than females.

Collection of zebu is secured with short, thick hide that can be dim, white, red, earthy colored or dark in shading. Certain species have spotted hide.

Zebus can be effectively perceived by the mound on their back. Other than that, zebus have fold of skin beneath their cut jaw and hanging hair.

Much the same as in camels, bump fills in as a store of fat that can be utilized as a wellspring of vitality when standard nourishment isn't accessible.

Both male and female zebus have horns.

Zebus are slow eaters. Their diet fundamentally comprises of grass. Other than that, zebus can expend seeds, leaves and blossoms.

Zebu can arrive at the speed of 25 miles for every hour when it is confronted with threat.

Primary predators of zebus are wild felines, bears and humans.

In contrast to different sorts of cows, zebus are exceptionally impervious to infections and various kinds of parasites. This is one reason why individuals frequently keep them as residential creatures.

Zebu's meat and milk are utilized in human diet. Their excrement is utilized as fertilizer and fuel. In specific pieces of the world, zebus are utilized for bull-riding in rodeo.

Zebus live in huge gatherings called crowds. They are made out of guys, females and their posterity.

Zebus don't have explicit time during the year that is saved for mating. Rather, they mate all through the entire year. Predominant male in the gathering is the main male that will mate with explicitly develop females.

Zebu arrives at sexual development at the period of 1.5 years. Pregnancy in females keeps going somewhere in the range of 277 and 290 days and closures with one infant.

Zebu can be crossbreed with different types of dairy cattle. Numerous types of zebus are made because of blending zebus in with gaurs, yaks and bantengs. Just hereditarily unadulterated zebus have bump on their backs.