Common name : Humped cattle, Brahman
Scientific name : Bos taurus indicus
Family : Bovidae
Native to : Africa, South Asia
Interesting fact : Nandi, revered in India, is a zebu.
Conservation status : Domesticated
There are seventy-five species of zebus; they are a commercial animals, providing hides, milk, meat, bones for fertilizers, etc. They have been successfully cloned in 1999. It weighs only half as much as a cow. A zebu has loose flesh below the jaw, known as a dewlap. The humpless zebu is found in Africa. Humps signify a good breed.
