Extinct Sri Lankan gavara that lived in Sri Lanka

praneeth123 (58)in #krsuccess • 17 days ago

Ceylon Gaur is an extinct mammal that lived in Sri Lanka.
Gawra is a big colored animal with a large body. This animal is a member of the cattle family of cattle, bison, yak, buffalo. They are a very strong species of animals. The currently living elephant, rhinoceros hippopotamus, are such large growing animals. This animal is widespread in the North East and South Asian region. In Sri Lanka It is said that the Gavara who lived there was smaller than the Gavara who lived in India. According to Mr. Daraniyagala and some British writers, this is true.
In the Sinhala language, there are place names like Gawaramana, Gawara Eliya, Gawara Lake, Gawara Kale, as well as a species of grass called Gawara Mana. According to the way these words have been added to the Sinhala language, it is possible to think that an animal called Gawara lived in Sri Lanka. In addition, by Robert Knox The author says that there was an animal called Gavara in the Heladiva Granth. As he mentions, Gavara has the same characteristics as a cow.
However, Knox says that Gawara never saw him and Knox heard the villagers say that there is an animal called Gawara. In addition to this, John Doyle's reports also include information about Gawara. According to Doyle's reports, Gawara is an animal that looks like a cow. It is similar to a cow in color but the horns of the Gawara are bent down. This animal was rarely seen. Doyle says that he once heard that a captured cow was brought to Kandy. However, this cow died within a short time. He points out that the plains between Nuwara Eliya and Samanalakanta were known as Gawara Eliya at that time. Major Forbes says that Gawara is a very scary animal.
James Emerson Tennett's Ceylon: An account of the island Physical, Historical and Topographical (1859). The book also contains information about Gawra. Once an old Sinhalese man told him a story about Gawra. Gawra lived in the Horton plains. The old man told Tennant that it was a dark brown animal with the same characteristics as a cow. Gavara lived in the central mountains. According to folklore, the person who wins a fight with a Gavara was able to become the king's aggressor.
King Rajasingha II (1636 – 1687) had a white horse as his pet. The white hawk was extremely rare.
In those days, there was a game called 'Gavarakeliya' in which soldiers had to go and fight alone with only a spear to measure the physical strength of the soldiers. Also, the meat of Govara was taken to eat that day.
The cold dense forests of the highlands were the home of the cows. The destruction of these dense forests by the whites, initially for coffee plantations and later for tea plantations, affected the environment as well as wild animals.
Eleven miles past the town of Hatton, the butcher's market is found. After going another five miles from Maskeli, you will find Upcot. Upcot is the English name for this small bazaar. The Tamil name Apkot is called Samimale. This plain land in the middle of this tea plantation has plenty of water. The Sinhalese name for that area is Gawarawela.
Until about 1860, the last living in the cold forests of the uplands, the wild people ate prey and lived freely in the ponds in Gawarawela. As the whites cleared these forests to start tea plantations, the cattle that lived there fell victim to the gunfire of the plantation whites. From Gawarawela to Balangoda, one can reach Walebada village in Ratnapura district by traveling through a very difficult jungle road with many rapids. Due to human activities, we lost this animal forever