02. Ceylon Gaura


 

Common Name:  Gawara

Scientific Name:  Bibos Sinhaleyus

Animal Family:  Bovidae

Population:  Extended 

Description:  About 7 feet tall, stronger than a buffalo, bigger than. bison, slightly shorter than an Indian buffalo, weighing 700-1000kg. Females and cubs are quite light and beautiful, with few hairs when hatching.

Habitat:  Misty Central Highlands Leopard Range, Knuckles Mountain, Butterfly Mountain Horton Plains.

Food:  A type of grass called gavaramana, gavarakele, which grows in the highlands plains. 


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