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Indian Mythology About Blue Bull (Nilgai )

Blue Bull or Nilgai are considered as a sacred animal by Hindus because of their resemblance to cow, which is the god of money and hence protected against hunting.

Blue bull can thrive for a long period of time without a sip of water.

Blue Bull or Nilgai are the largest Asian antelope.

Blue Bull can run at a speed of 48 kmph.

Males compete amongst themselves by performing various forms like neck kneeling, wrestling, and lunging at each other using their horns.

They are silent antelopes but roar at times.
 
Blue bull rendezvous happens during the deposit of their droppings.
The disease named "Foot-and-mouth" and malignant catarrhal fever is spread from Nilgai.
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Blue Bull or Nilgai : The Largest Asian antelope

Blue Bull or Nilgai is a powerful creature (antelope) which is found in many parts of India. This species is in the spotlight these days because it’s going to killed in Bihar and two ministers in the Modi government (Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar) have come face to face. Let us know something about this creature


1.) Female Nilgai color gray, beige or brown while the males are bluish color. Splotch of white on the throat of the male versus the female would not mark it on.


2.)According to the DNA test after having   phylogenetic study of 1992, it  showed that Nilgai is made up of  Boslafini (goat, sheep species), Bovini (cattle) and Trejlafini (deer species) animal species.



3.) In ‘Aitareya Brahman‘ which was written 1000 BC have a reference of Nilgai. This species was used to do worship.


4.) During the Mughal period have the reference of hunting of this species. In his biography of Mughal emperor Jahangir, is a reference that once they were very angry at the victim.


5.) Apart from India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh is also host this species. According to a census in 2001 in India host more than 10 million  of Nilgai.


6.) It can last up to several days without water, and can run on a long distance in a worst surface without getting tired. Normally It does sound low but removes noise while fighting severe.


7.) The weight of Nilgai is up to 200 Kg, and sometimes even a tiger may not able to hunt this species.


8.) Normally it avoids the dense forest  and loves to live in a thick forests, thorny shrubs, small trees. When they invaded to the fields for food from than the conflict with the humans started.

9.) The Name nilgai is made up of  blue and cow. Niil is Urdu words while cow is  hindi. In times of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is was also known as blue horse.