African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
About African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
- Family: Bovids
The African buffalo is a large species of true buffalo native to Sub-Saharan Africa. The adult African buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature: they have fused bases that form a continuous bone shield, referred to as a "boss", across the top of the head. The African buffalo is more closely related to Asian buffalo (Bubalus) species than it is to other bovids such as American bison or domestic cattle. Its unpredictable temperament may be part of the reason that the African buffalo has never been domesticated and has no domesticated descendants, unlike the wild yak and wild water buffalo, which are the ancestors of the domestic yak and water buffalo, respectively. Natural predators of adult African buffaloes include lions, African wild dogs, spotted hyenas, and Nile crocodiles. As one of the Big Five game animals, the Cape buffalo, the largest subspecies native to eastern and southern Africas, is a sought-after trophy in hunting.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2002-11-16
Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -
2002-12-10
Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana -
2013-10-24
Nairobi National Park, Kenya -
2013-10-25
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya -
2013-11-07
Lake Navaisha - South Shore, Kenya -
2013-11-07
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya -
2017-01-02
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda -
2017-01-08
Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda -
2025-01-28
Arusha National Park, Tanzania
