CAPE BUFFALO


Meaning of CAPE BUFFALO in English

Massive, black, horned buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ), formerly found throughout sub-Saharan Africa but now greatly reduced in number by disease and hunting.

It is a gregarious animal of open or scrub-covered plains and open forests. When wounded, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous animals. It stands up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall at the shoulder, and bulls can weigh almost a ton (about 900 kg). Its heavy horns typically curve downward, then up and inward. A smaller subspecies is found in dense West African forests.

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