Bubalus mindorensis


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Noun1.Bubalus mindorensis - small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
Anoa mindorensis, tamarao, tamarau
Old World buffalo, buffalo - any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus - in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
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Start of the 12-day mission of a research team that found up to 30 Mindoro dwarf buffalos, or 'tamaraws' (Bubalus mindorensis), a critically endangered animal species, grazing on Mt.
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The tamarau (Bubalus mindorensis) is endemic to Mindoro and is known for its aggressive behaviour when cornered.
Philippines: Efforts to save rare 'tamarau' bearing fruit
The park is famed for hosting the best-protected population of tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis), Earth's most endangered buffalo species.
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Wallowing by male European bison at other times of the year and by females is a grooming behavior (Cabon-Raczynska et al., 1987) and wallowing by the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) may be for relief from biting insects (Momongan and Walde, 1988).
Wallowing Behavior of American Bison (Bos bison) in Tallgrass Prairie: an Examination of Alternate Explanations
After 27 years, the elusive tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) was seen again at Mt.
Tamaraw seen again at Mindoro park
With regards mammals, the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis, CR), a dwarf water buffalo that lives only on Mindoro Island, is the most threatened.
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