Talk:Carabao

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Is the carabao the same thing was a water buffalo? If so, perhaps this article should be merged into Water buffalo. Coffee 08:11, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

According also to that article, the Carabao is a subspecie of the Water Buffalo. I think they are not the same thing and deserves a separate article.

From the Water Buffalo article: The classification of the Water Buffalo is uncertain. Some authorities list a single species, Bubalus arnee with two subspecies, the River (B. arnee bubalis) and Swamp (B. arnee carabanesis) Water Buffaloes; others regard them as closely related but separate species. The Swamp Buffalo is primarily mostly found in the eastern half of Asia and has 48 chromosomes. The River Buffalo is mostly found in western half of Asia, and has 50 chromosomes. Fertile offspring occurs between the two. It does not readily hybridise with cattle which have 60 chromosomes.

--Jojit fb 04:35, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Maybe they don't have to be merged but consider as a sub or closely related species and worth a separate article. But we could also place a 'See also' link. When I describe the carabao to Japanese here in English, I use the word water buffalo. How many chromosomes do carabaos have?--Jondel 04:55, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

If Swamp Buffalo refers to Carabao, it has 48 chromosomes. --Jojit fb 05:06, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Well, they have the same scientific name... The Carabao article says it's "Bubalus bubalis or sometimes bubalus carabanesis". The Water Buffalo article says water buffalo is sometimes divided into the two subspecies Bubalus bubalis and bubalus carabanesis. All the internet sources I've come up with so far ([1], [2], [3]) suggest they're just two terms for the same animal. Coffee 10:24, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

-The word, Swamp buffalo or Water buffalo are commom names, commonly used and widely recognized throughout the world while Caraboa are known only in the Philippines as for buffalo with 48 chromosomes, therefore it should not be combined, however, more details about water buffalo should be added with its other features.

-this section deals with a specific part of the digestive tract of the swamp buffalo which serves as an important fermentation vat in providing fermentation end-products to the host buffaloes, it is therefor imperative to keep this part as a separate as new and more research information can be added.

-The swamp buffalo rumen ecology studies will essentially involve using multi-disciplinary field of knowledge including those of microbiology, nutritional biochemistry and digestive physiology, it is hence, remained separately.