The size nobody talks about
A fully grown male gaur can stand 220 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh up to 1,500 kilograms. That is not a misprint. The gaur, classified as Bos gaurus, is the largest wild bovine on earth, heavier than the American bison, taller than the African buffalo, and built on a scale that makes domestic cattle look like a different category of animal altogether. The dorsal ridge running from its shoulders gives it a hump that, combined with its sheer bulk, makes a standing adult look like something geology produced rather than evolution. Males carry a pale, almost white stockings on their lower legs, a detail so specific it reads as costume design. The head alone is massive enough that a tiger, which does occasionally prey on gaur calves, approaches an adult with measurable caution.
