One of the 2 buffaloes on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Bubalus bubalis
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
Its fetlock joint is extremely flexible, an unusual adaptation that lets it move easily through the deep mud of rivers and swamps.
Weight
725 kg on average
Size
2.4 m – 3 m
Life expectancy
25 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.
Sighting difficulty
Unknown
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Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web; Animal Kingdom Wiki; Ultimate Ungulate; Animalia.bio; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); A-Z Animals; PMC (breeding management study)
Best time: All year round in southern and South-East Asia, tied to rice paddies and wetlands; it spends the middle of the day submerged in mud.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 17.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Water Buffalo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
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