Appearance Characteristics and Major Behavior of Gayal (Bos frontalis) on the Conservation ex situ in Phoenix Mountain

The objective of paper was aimed to provide a whole description of configuration characteristic and behavior of gayal through careful observation made on gayal herds bred under semi-wild condition in Phoenix Mountain of Lushui County,Nujiang prefecture of Yunnan province.①Appearance character: Gayal was between buffalo and yak in shape;it could be classified into 4 groups according to the distribution of white hair on skin as "4 white legs","white neck and head plus 4 white legs","white head and tai plus four white legs" and "complete black".Bull′s scrotum and cow′s breast grew more compact,making it a more adaptable life through woods.②Main behavior: Gayal was a more active animal,migrating in different seasons and getting along well with others in the herds with less combating among cows but of pugnacity performance among bulls.It was with strong feed seeking ability living on varieties plants with bamboo leaf and bush as a staple feed,which was just conclude as an old saying"eating hundreds of feed,away from disease and good health will keep."Gayal was fond of salt licking and was easily approached by human.The most activities of gayal were in daytime and rest in nighttime.Most of gayal had a noon break in summer,the higher temperature,the more time for rest.Gayal had a habit of keeping cleanness.When excreting dung and urine,gayal kept a squat posture with front legs standing straight and back legs squatting down to keep from dejection stain on its body.Gayal tided up its skin and hair more frequently to keep the body clean.Gayal cow would leave the herd for a proper delivering place alone.The result indicated that gayal owned more meat performance typically in body shape and special living behavior.