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27 July 2010

Nagerhole Wildlife Sanctuary 2

The Gaur is the largest "wild cow" in the world. They have never been domesticated & are huge/massive - large males, like those shown in top pic, can be up to 1 ton! Gaur are not found in north India but can range as far as SE Asia! They are very shy & normally feed only at night.
The spotted deer are very common throughout India. I liked the bottom pic above because of the impressive rack on the male - left side of pic.
Saw many other critters including many langurs, wild boar, wild dogs, Sambars, barking deer & numerous birds. But aboves pics were the most worthwhile.
Btw - Most tourists here are Indians from Bangalore and Delhi! They say now is the very best time to tour south India - the direct opposite of online info!?!?