GAUR (Bibos gaurus), the wild ox of India. The gaur, which extends into Burma and the Malay Peninsula, is the typical repre sentative of an Indo-Malay group of wild cattle characterized by a ridge on the withers, compressed horns, and white legs. The gaur, which reaches a height of nearly 6f t. at the shoulder, is character ized by the forward curve and great elevation of the ridge between the horns. The colour is blackish-grey. Hill-forests are the resort of this species.