2.3 THE PENINSULAR INDIA Peninsular India includes the Deccan plateau and the coastal plains of South India(Map 2.2). The plateau is situated to the south of the Vindhya mountains. It is dividedinto three major regions which largely correspond to the modern states of Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka..3 THE PENINSULAR INDIA Peninsular India includes the Deccan plateau and the coastal plains of South India(Map 2.2). The plateau is situated to the south of the Vindhya mountains. It is dividedinto three major regions which largely correspond to the modern states of Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Bison are ungulates, meaning they have hooves. They have a hump and huge heads and shoulders, and both males and females have short, curved horns. There are two types of American Bison - the Wood Bison (Bison athabascae) and the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison). The Wood Bison is larger and heavier, with a darker coat. Long strands of hair hang between its horns and it has a thinner beard and throat mane. The Plains Bison is smaller.
Like buffalo, bison belong to the Bovidae family, which includes more than 100 species of hoofed mammals, called ungulates â buffalo, bison, antelopes, gazelles, cattle, sheep and goats. Two main buffalo species exist: African cape buffalo and Asian water buffalo.f you were to stand eye-to-eye with a buffalo species and a bison â and neither killed mowed you down â youâd notice stark physical differences. Unlike any buffalo species, the American bison sports a large shoulder hump and a massive head, which gives this symbol of the West its burly appearance.