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Mithun, the Gayal

Bos frontalis, Aylmer Bourke Lambert, 1804

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Field Notes

Description:

This adult male Mithun was spotted on the way to Zero, while on the way further up to Daporijo, then down into Suabasiri River for our angling expedition two days later.
Described in the earlier posting.

Notes:

Many Mithuns seen land up in the local market in these shapes and sizes (mithun 'tikka', 'sukti', dry meat), second picture.

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