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BUFFALO
...as dangerous as a wounded buffalo
INYATHI (Zulu) - Buffalo have a reputation for savagery and cunning. Although vegetarians, they are responsible for many deaths in Africa.
Buffalo are the only wild cattle in Africa. They are gregarious and can occur in herds of several thousand. Old and juvenile males live in bachelor groups. Solitary bulls are not uncommon but become prime targets for predatory lions.
The horns of the buffalo meet in the middle of the head to form a large wrinkled bump called a "boss'. This structure can easily deflect a hunter's bullet. Buffalo have a reputation for circling back on the trail to ambush the tracking hunter. This is probably overstated, applying perhaps to wounded animals.
DETAIL
(Synceras caffer)
Adult male mass 800kg. Shoulder height 1,4cm. Mainly grazers with some browsing. Need to wallow in mud to help regulate body temperature.
