FTC | B4381 |
Descriptor | BOVID |
Synonym(s) | bovidae |
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Description | A bovid (family Bovidae) is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammal which has males with characteristic unbranching horns covered in a permanent sheath of keratin.
The family is widespread, being native to Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, and diverse: members include bison, African buffalo, water buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskoxen, and domestic cattle. [Source: Wikipedia] | | |
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