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Water Buffalo

Water Buffalo in Indonesia
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Water Buffalo in Indonesia
Water Buffalo
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia <tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordata <tr><td>Class:<td>Mammalia <tr><td>Order:<td>Artiodactyla <tr><td>Family:<td>Bovidae <tr><td>Subfamily:<td>Bovinae <tr><td>Genus:<td>Bubalus <tr><td>Species:<td>arnee </table> <tr><th bgcolor=pink>Binomial name <tr><td align="center">Bubalus arnee
(Kerr, 1792) </table> The Water Buffalo is a very large ungulate. It survives in the wild in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand, and is very widespread as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe. It is feral in northern Australia. Wild-living populations also exist in much of South-east Asia but their origin is uncertain: they may be the descendants of wild Water Buffalo, formerly domesticated ferals, or a mixture of both. The population of wild Water Buffalo has become very sparse. The classification of the Water Buffalo is uncertain. Some authorities list a single species, Bubalus arnee with two subspecies, the River (B. arnee bubalis) and Swamp (B. arnee carabanesis) Water Buffaloes; others regard them as closely related but separate species. It is possible that milk from one or both of these animals may be used.

External links

Wild Water Buffalo (http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/bubaarne.htm) from http://www.animalinfo.org (http://www.animalinfo.org)



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