Jade Mountain, there are beasts, its shape is like a dog and leopard, its horns are like cattle, its name is cunning, its sound is like a barking dog, see its country is great.
—— "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Three Classics of the Western Three Classics of Jade Mountain"
Translation: Jade Mountain, there is a beast in the mountain, shaped like an ordinary dog but with leopard stripes, the horns on the head are similar to the horns of the bull, the name is cunning, the sound is like a dog barking, in which country will make that country rich in grain.
The "Shan Hai Jing Xi Ci San Jing Yu Shan" is a cunning description of the "sacred cow"
Cattle in our ancient society has a very important position, our ancient people gave cattle many good qualities, such as tough will, hard-working, infinite strength, so the ancient myth of cattle is also a noble status, they are generally a symbol of strength, but also quite domineering, we can also feel when we look at the Journey to the West, many powerful gods and Buddhas are mounts are cattle, we will talk about several of the largest cattle in the real world today.
Not on the list: Belgian blue and white flower cattle
Belgian blue and white flower cattle are unusually muscular
Speaking of the huge size, the product obtained under artificial intervention Belgian blue and white flower cattle must have a place, belgian blue and white flower cattle is distributed in north-central Belgium short-horned orchid cattle and Frisan cattle mixed products, after a long period of meat performance selection, random mutation after selective breeding, is a branch of the European continent black and white flower cattle blood.
Blue-and-white flower cows versus human female body types
Blue and white flower cattle are not the same as ordinary cows, mainly manifested in extreme muscle growth. Their waist, hips, shoulders, and back muscles are much more developed than those of ordinary cattle. It is rumored that the body length of the extreme individual reaches 5 meters and weighs 3 tons, due to the lack of real data, it cannot be used as the ceiling of the individual, but due to the unusual muscle content of the blue and white flower cow, the average weight of the bull reaches 1200KG and the shoulder height is nearly 150cm, which can be described as the "Schwarzenegger" in the cattle.
The shoulder height of the giant individual in the blue-and-white cow is close to the height of an adult
The reason why the Belgian blue-white cow is so strong is because of the muscle growth inhibitor gene mutation, which does not work, causing the blue-white cow to grow muscle wildly, with 20% more muscle than other cattle, and there are many health problems that follow, especially the cow is difficult to produce naturally, and caesarean section is standard. Unlike the high-fiber feed eaten by other cattle, this cow needs to eat high-protein feed, and although the beef production is large, the cost of raising it is also quite high. All in all, the blue and white flower cow has such a strong body, it is not grown in a natural state, it is the product of human intervention in scientific and technological means, so although it is superior in physique this time, it is not "root and seedling red" and cannot be included in the list.
Blue and white flower cow
3rd place: Asian wild buffalo
Asian wild buffalo
The Wild Asian Buffalo, also known as the Asian Buffalo, has wild populations in Bhutan, Nepal, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, and Thailand, and is very rare, with only about 4,000 wild buffalo present and being severely genetically contaminated by domestic buffalo. It lives mainly in grasslands, alluvial plains and swamps. Usually found near water sources, such as open rivers, swamps, and seasonal lakes, it often spends most of its time in muddy water.
Wild communities
Wild buffalo head length 240-280 cm, shoulder height 160-190 cm, tail length 60-100 cm; wild male weight up to 1000KG, is one of the largest bison in the world, if living in other parts of the world, The Asian wild buffalo with its strong body can ensure a worry-free life, but unfortunately, in its living area, there happens to be the world's fiercest and most powerful predator - Bengal tiger, so even if it is strong, it is impossible to avoid becoming the Plate of The Bengal Tiger.
Second place: American bison
bison
The American bison is the "national beast" of the United States, and its status is equivalent to that of the bald eagle. The American bison is the largest mammal in North America and was once widespread throughout North America, from central Canada to the Great Plains and northern Mexico. In the Americas, its number even reached 70 million at one point, but because of the value of its fur and flesh, it was hunted in large numbers, and the number was once slaughtered to just over 300, and now it is protected by policies and has a breathing space.
Mountains of American bison bones
A behemoth on the road
Male American bison weigh between 725 and 1000 kg, shoulder heights between 1.7 and 2 m, and total lengths between 2.1 and 3.5 m, and they rarely live longer than 20 years.
Migratory American bison
The American bison is also a fierce animal, with a pair of sharp horns on its head that bend upwards, and does not flinch even in the face of the most aggressive predators. They have dark chestnut-brown hairs and large shoulders like mounds. Unlike buffalo, although both are large cattle, they are far apart in appearance, and the most obvious difference is that buffalo does not have a "hump". The bulging part of the back of the male bison is called the "hump", which can be used with the bison head to play the role of a plough, sweeping away snow in the winter, in addition to being used to knock away, scare off enemies or compete with other bison when pursuing the opposite sex. Despite its large size, the American bison moves quite quickly, sprinting at speeds of up to 56 kilometers per hour in the event of danger.
American bison population
1st place: White-limbed bison
White-legged bison are larger than Asian buffalo
The white-limbed bison is the largest bovine in the world, mainly in southern Asia, extending from southern China to the Indian subcontinent, passing through Indochina to the Malay Peninsula. The head and body length are 250 to 330 cm, the shoulder height is 165 to 200 cm, the tail length is 70 to 105 cm, the ear length is 30 to 35 cm, the total length of the skull is 500 mm, and the weight is 650 to 1000 kg. The giant dark bison has gray or yellowish-white "socks" in the lower part of the limbs, hence the name white-limbed bison.
White-legged bison running rampant on the highway
In the early years, there were unreliable records that white-limbed bison could grow up to 2000 KG, but it has not been verified so far, and the largest individual weight recorded is 1255 KG, which is the highest in the wild bovine family. Compared with the Asian buffalo, the white-limbed bison is stronger and burlier, and the horns are not as large as the Asian buffalo, but they are full of lethality. But fate is always strikingly similar, and the white-limbed bison like the bull demon king also happened to encounter the Bengal tiger, one of the few predators in the world that can become its natural enemy.
Bengal tigers hunt white-limbed bison
Despite its superior physique, the Bengal tiger has its own method of hunting, first grabbing the back of the prey with its claws and dragging it to the ground, and then suffocating it with its sharp canine teeth until the prey dies. Such a powerful white-limbed bison, but it was born in the wrong place and became a background board for The Bengal tiger.
White-limbed bison
The above is the ranking of the three world's largest cattle, do you know which huge cattle are, welcome to discuss the message!