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Fast Facts:
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Dainty cattle with a hump at the withers. There are black, grey, brown, and white animals as well as some with patches and brindling. Slim. Long legs. Horns set high and pointing up or back. Lop ears. Large dewlap
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The word 'zebu' is derived from the Tibetan word 'ceba', which means 'hump'.
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Zebu Cattle
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Bos taurus indicus
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| Classification
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| Status
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Sri Lanka, Caucasus, East Africa, Thailand, and other countries.
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| Diet
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| Size
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Height: 115 inches
Weight: 200-300 lbs.
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Print Fact Sheet
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Zebu
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Special Features:
The earliest bones found with typical Zebu characteristics date back to the third millennium BC. It appears that they were developed in the Middle East soon after cattle were domesticated.
Zebus are adapted to tropical and sub-tropical conditions. For this reason they are now kept in similar regions of America.
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