Bovid

Bovid

The most extensive bovid, the gaur, weighs well over a ton and stands 2.2 m (7.2 ft) towering at the shoulder; the most diminutive, the illustrious gazelle, weighs around 3 kg and stands no taller than an extensive provincial feline. Some are thick- set and bulky; alternates are delicately assembled, with modest casings and long legs. NThe largest bovid, the gaur, weighs well over a ton and stands 2.2 m (7.2 ft) high at the shoulder; the smallest, the royal antelope, weighs about 3 kg and stands no taller than a large domestic cat. Some are thick-set and muscular; others are lightly built, with small frames and long legs. Many species congregate into large groups with complex social structures, but others are mostly solitary. Within their extensive range, they occupy a wide variety of habitat types, from desert to tundra and from thick tropical forest to high mountains.

Most members of the family are herbivorous, except most duikers, which are omnivorous. Like other ruminants, bovids have four-chambered stomachs, which allow them to digest plant material, such as grass, that cannot be used by many other animals. Such plant material includes much cellulose, and no higher animal can digest this directly. However, ruminants (and some others like kangaroos, rabbits and termites) are able to use micro-organisms living in their guts to break down cellulose by fermentation.merous species gather into hefty amasses with complex social structures, however alternates are chiefly lone. Within their far reaching go, they involve a wide assortment of living space sorts, from desert to tundra and from thick tropical woods to heightened mountains.

 Bovid

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Bovid

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Bovid