Near ThreatenedAfrican Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
43 countries61 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of buffalo, in the family Bovidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 54 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Herds can exceed a thousand animals.
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Its fused horns form a bony "shield" known as the boss.
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It remembers the predators that have attacked it and can retaliate as a group.
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Its scimitar-shaped horns span up to 120 cm, among the largest of any bovid.
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It eats aquatic and terrestrial grasses, leaves and wetland vegetation.
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It probably descends from the wild Asian water buffalo, and its milk is higher in fat and protein than a dairy cow's.
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