Cape buffalo ( African buffalo)
Scientific name : Syncerus caffer
Family : Bovidae
Phylum : Chordata
Order : Artiodactyla
Kingdom : Animalia
Buffalo are the largest member of the Bovidae family. Africa's buffaloes one of the most successful phrases. They live in swamps savannas and forest. Eating mostly grass congregating in large herds buffalo moves quickly through tall coarse grasses as these fussy eaters do no like to eat in trampled grasslands. It is said that the dietary habits of the African buffalo has only opened up grasslands for other species. But they are also responsible for the quality of the grass by choosing to eat long fibrous grasses which opens up new growth of softer grasses for other grazers. Lions are an adult buffaloes only predator while hyenas and leopards attack cars or the very week . Razor - sharp forms behind half a ton of strength makes this a formidable weapon and is incredibly effective at defending against these predators. Horns of male buffaloes are large and go on to form a protective bone shield referred to as a boss. Cows and juvenile bulls have smaller horns with no fused bass. The horns are used to set order by dominant bulls. Younger bulls regularly take the time to learn the skills they'll need one day. During resting time females vote by standing up shuffling around and sitting down again in the direction they would like to move in. It is rare to see this kind of communal and not dominance behavior in herd animals. While the general direction is know to the herd the actual route is plotted by more experienced cows who are known as the pathfinders. They are responsible for guiding the herd to grazing pastures as well as water. Buffaloes never stray far from water as they depend greatly on it must drink daily. Cattle egrets flock around the herd as the tall grass eaters disturbed many insects which the birds pounce on. Buffaloes are prone to many flies and parasites in living on their body. Mud not only brings their body temperature down but also gives them relief from these biting insects stuck in their skin. Hard to believe this animal so feared when they look like dosa cattle. But African buffalo are nor even related to domesticated cattle and what may make matters worse is the bad behavior. These older bulls have been kicked out of the herd. Once dominant bulls they are past their prime and no longer have a place in a herd. They either live a solitary life or form small groups with other old grouch males of lifetime of keeping order in the herd has left battle wounds and scars on the old boys. It's no wounder they are notoriously bad tempered. Africa's buffaloes are more than their bulky appearances sophisticated social structures as well as democratic decision makers within the herd makes this one of the continents most interesting mammals.
Scientific name : Syncerus caffer
Family : Bovidae
Phylum : Chordata
Order : Artiodactyla
Kingdom : Animalia
Buffalo are the largest member of the Bovidae family. Africa's buffaloes one of the most successful phrases. They live in swamps savannas and forest. Eating mostly grass congregating in large herds buffalo moves quickly through tall coarse grasses as these fussy eaters do no like to eat in trampled grasslands. It is said that the dietary habits of the African buffalo has only opened up grasslands for other species. But they are also responsible for the quality of the grass by choosing to eat long fibrous grasses which opens up new growth of softer grasses for other grazers. Lions are an adult buffaloes only predator while hyenas and leopards attack cars or the very week . Razor - sharp forms behind half a ton of strength makes this a formidable weapon and is incredibly effective at defending against these predators. Horns of male buffaloes are large and go on to form a protective bone shield referred to as a boss. Cows and juvenile bulls have smaller horns with no fused bass. The horns are used to set order by dominant bulls. Younger bulls regularly take the time to learn the skills they'll need one day. During resting time females vote by standing up shuffling around and sitting down again in the direction they would like to move in. It is rare to see this kind of communal and not dominance behavior in herd animals. While the general direction is know to the herd the actual route is plotted by more experienced cows who are known as the pathfinders. They are responsible for guiding the herd to grazing pastures as well as water. Buffaloes never stray far from water as they depend greatly on it must drink daily. Cattle egrets flock around the herd as the tall grass eaters disturbed many insects which the birds pounce on. Buffaloes are prone to many flies and parasites in living on their body. Mud not only brings their body temperature down but also gives them relief from these biting insects stuck in their skin. Hard to believe this animal so feared when they look like dosa cattle. But African buffalo are nor even related to domesticated cattle and what may make matters worse is the bad behavior. These older bulls have been kicked out of the herd. Once dominant bulls they are past their prime and no longer have a place in a herd. They either live a solitary life or form small groups with other old grouch males of lifetime of keeping order in the herd has left battle wounds and scars on the old boys. It's no wounder they are notoriously bad tempered. Africa's buffaloes are more than their bulky appearances sophisticated social structures as well as democratic decision makers within the herd makes this one of the continents most interesting mammals.
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Habitat
It lives in swamps and floodplains, mopane grasslands, thickets and the forests of the major mountains of Africa. Majority of them found in south and east Africa.
Height
130 cm to 150 cm
Weight
560 kilogram
Food/ Water
Grass, herbs , aquatic plants
Water /day - 11 to 113 liters depend on age and body size
Speed/ hour
57 km / hour
Lifespan
20 ( in the wild)
Gestation period
11 months ( 340 days)
Threats
Lions and large crocodiles
Status
Population decreasing
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