Zebu
Humped cattle descended from aurochs domesticated in South Asia, suited to heat, ticks and poor grazing.
Also: Bos indicus, humped cattle, Indian cattle
Zebu are the humped cattle of South Asia, written Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus. They were domesticated from a South Asian group of aurochs, and are recognised by the fatty, muscular hump over the shoulders, a large dewlap, drooping ears and loose skin. Zebu tolerate heat better than taurine cattle, sweat more freely and resist many ticks. India's own breeds, from the Gir and Sahiwal to the Ongole and Kankrej, are zebu, and so are the cattle of much of Africa, Southeast Asia and tropical South America. Brazil's Nelore, descended from Ongole cattle shipped from India, is one of the most numerous beef breeds in the world, and the American Brahman was bred from several Indian breeds.