Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Animals

Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Cattle

* African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
* American Buffalo, North American colloquial name for American Bison (Bison bison)
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* Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), domestic bovid widely used for dairy, meat and draught
* Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo
* Dwarf Buffalo or anoa, any of several small species of Bubalus

Birds

* Buffalo weaver, either of two species of African bird in the genus Bubalornis

Fishes

* Buffalo fish, any of the members of the Ictiobus genus of North American fish in the carp family

Insects

* Buffalo gnat or black fly, any of the biting flies of the family Simulidae
* Buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia), a North American species of treehopper
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