Lives alone
Assam. The natural food consists of common indigenous grasses known in assam as Nal, Dal, delicate shoots of canes, paddy crop, pulses etc.
Prefer to breedin the months of April, May and June.
Assam. The natural food consists of common indigenous grasses known in assam as Nal, Dal, delicate shoots of canes, paddy crop, pulses etc.
Gauhati female Padmini, born 10.7.64, first mating 31.5.70, after 5 yrs 10 mo 21 days.
Gestation period 16 months
Defecates in a particular spot where one can see heaps of dung.
is a wallower
Interval between birth and first mating, recorded once, after 28 months.
The mounting of female by ,male is similar to cows. The male before mounting secretes 'dribblings' in large amounts and fixes his forelegs around the female hip and grasps her firmly. The ejaculation is long, about 1 to 1 ? hours.
Both male and female must be in heat simultaneously to enable mating. The female pants when she is in heat and off fed.
Gauhati Zoo. Only recorded one case, cycle was 16 days, from date of one service to date of next. Chaturvedi reported cycle of 45 days.
