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In Japan, the water buffalo was used as a domestic animal throughout the Ryukyu Islands or Okinawa prefecture, however it is almost extinct now and mainly used as a tourist attraction. [37] Per a 2015 report, about 836,500 water buffaloes were in Nepal. [38] The water buffalo is the main dairy animal in Pakistan, with 23.47 million head in 2010 ...
Skull of a wild water buffalo in the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology. The wild water buffalo has an ash-gray to black skin. The moderately long, coarse and sparse hair is directed forward from the haunches to the long and narrow head. There is a tuft on the forehead, and the ears are comparatively small.
Articles relating to the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Italy , the Balkans , Australia , North America , South America and some African countries.
On Wednesday, the water buffalo eventually was coaxed out of the water and a tranquilizer dart was administered at around 9:30 a.m., Bell said. PHill was given another tranquilizer at 10 a.m.
A 2021 study suggested that traditional European water buffalo breeds such as the Italian Mediterranean buffalo and the Romanian buffalo had unique DNA sequences that could indicate that wild water buffalo from Europe were involved in breed formation, which would also point to late survival. [14]
A water buffalo that went rogue and became an overnight celebrity in the Des Moines metro area after it escaped its owner moments before it was destined for slaughter was caught alive Wednesday.
The Krabue buffalo (Thai: กระบือ; (krabue) being the Thai word for "water buffalo") also known as the Siamese buffalo, Thai water buffalo or Thai swamp buffalo is a large breed of water buffalo indigenous to Thailand.
Domestic water buffalo are the descendants of the Wild Asian Water buffalo, now designated an endangered species. They have been bred for human use for thousands of years, predominantly in Asia. Their main domestic uses are as draught animals, dairy producers and meat production. The main page for this category is "List of water buffalo breeds".