ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

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Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

The seal of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has an Indian gaur (Bos Gaurus) placed in a yellow rectangle with its name written on top left. The gaur is the largest extant bovid.

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