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Captive breeding comes to the rescue of Toda buffalo as its population plummets in Nilgiris • Apr. 16, 2025, 6:02 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Scheduled Tribe muhajir Bengali Tamil Sherpa Bodo Anglo-Indian Aryan Nūristāni Parsi Gond

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W. H. R. Rivers

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