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African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
THE HERBIVORES AND OMNIVORES
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Like oversized cattle blackened under the hot African sun, buffalo demand respect and are given a wide berth by most animals. Deceptively calm in outward appearance, aloof in attitude, there is always present a sense of latent strength.
About 25 000 buffalo are distributed throughout the Park where at least 90 herds each comprise more than 100 head and some exceptionally large herds number more than 600 buffalo. These very large herds are seen infrequently.
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Numerous solitary males are found - generally wandering not too far from a river or waterhole - and it is among these that irate and vengeful buffalo occur. Especially if wounded in a mating fight, such injured single males readily charge any animal which disturbs them or rouses their suspicion.
Buffalo graze mainly on the coarser tufts of grass. Both males and females have horns, massive curved structures which serve as formidable weapons. Those of the males tend to be heavier and also wider.
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