One of the 2 buffaloes on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Syncerus caffer
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
It lives in large herds and has a reputation as one of the most unpredictable and dangerous animals in Africa for anyone who approaches on foot.
Weight
425 kg – 870 kg
Size
2.4 m – 3.4 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
Estimated population
Some 573,000 animals in total, of which around 400,000 are mature individuals; the savannah subspecies (S. c. caffer) accounts for the great majority and the forest buffalo (S. c. nanus) numbers around 56,000-60,000. Tanzania holds the most, some 225,000
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Ultimate Ungulate (detailed information) · Dimensions.com · A-Z Animals · The Animal Facts · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Britannica (Cape buffalo) · Animal Corner · SA-Venues · IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group 2019, IUCN Red List (Casi amenazado): descenso del 18 % entre 1999 y 2014 por caza furtiva, conversión del hábitat y enfermedades · IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group 2019, IUCN Red List e.T21251A50195031 · San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Best time: All year round, close to water
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 61.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with African Buffalo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about african buffalo.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
