Kathmandu Cow was entitled as the official Nepal national animal. Bos Taurus is the scientific name of Kathmandu Cow. It is commonly found in Africa, Asia, eastern and Western Europe, parts of North America, South America and also in Oceania. Presently it is widespread throughout the world.
As a sacred to Hindus, the Cow has been declared the national animal of Nepal in the country's newly-unveiled secular constitution. The Nepal’s national animal Kathmandu Cow is the well accepted to the people of Nepal for its religious value and that is the reason to designate as the official national animal of the country. It is also the national animal of Madagascar and Moldova.
The national animal of Nepal, Kathmandu Cow has short coat, which can be uniformly colored with white, reddish, black, and brown, also covered with various markings. It has large head with big eyes and flexible ears, which can move in all directions. It has massive body; domestic cows have short necks with dewlaps hanging below the chin. The jaws are designed for the circular grinding motion used to crush coarse vegetation. They have two hollow horns and a long tufted tail. Most of the matured cows have horns with a various sizes and shapes that can be shorter or longer, depending on the variety. Surprisingly the cow has a visual field of nearly 360 degrees that is possible due to their big eyes positioned on the lateral sides of the head. They cannot differentiate green and red color despite excellent eyesight. Cow has excellent sense of smell and hearing. They can able to hear or identify such type of sounds, which have not detected by human.
Nepal’s national animal the Kathmandu Cow has separate names of both male and female. They are identified as; the females are called “cow.” The males are known as bull, ram and the babies name calf. Cattle are frequently raised as livestock for meat, as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products.
Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. It also used as draft animals such as the oxen or bullocks that pull carts, plows and other implements. Cow is sacred animal in India and Nepal. Gopastami is Hindu festival that takes place once per year and celebrates cows, which are washed and decorated especially for that occasion.