Editing Gayal (section)

== In culture ==
[[File:Mithun.jpg|thumb|left|An albino akin mithun in [[Thrissur Zoo]]]]
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To the Idu Mishmi, Nyishi people or [[Adi people]]  (Bangni-Booker [[Lhoba]]s incl pasi, padam, minyong, Galong now Galo), the possession of gayal is the traditional measure of a family's wealth. Gayal are not milked or put to work but given supplementary care while grazing in the woods, until they are ritually slaughtered or killed for local consumption. Mithuns are wild and each family has a very indigenous marking as a cut on the ear.

The gayal is the state animal of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Nagaland]]. Gayals play an important role in the social life of the people in Arunachal Pradesh. Marriages are not fixed until the bridegroom's family gives at least one gayal to the bride's household.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

Gayals are left in the forest, where they usually stay within a small perimeter. Females are usually aggressive when with calves, and there are instances known when people have been severely injured after being gored by one. Males are usually more docile.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

In Mizoram and [[Manipur]], it is called Sial, Siel, Se/Sia amongst the tribes of the [[Chin-Kuki-Mizo]]. It is the most essential and valuable commodity; the wealth of a person is often counted by the number of gayals. It is the sole animal used for sacrificial purposes and feast of merit. The tribes regard a human to be honourable if and when he holds a community feast of one or more gayal on one or more occasions.
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