The African buffalo is a large species of true buffalo native to Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is found in a number of disconnected ranges stretching from south-eastern Senegal through West and Central
African buffalo male with cattle egret
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Male African buffalo with red-billed oxpecker, partly a symbiotic relationship and partly parasitic
A pair of African buffalo resting inside Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Bovines comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The members
African buffalo
…length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5 ft 7 in to 11 ft 2 in). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (2 ft 4 in to 3 ft 7 in) long. Compared with other large bovids, it has a long but stocky body (the body length can exceed that of the wild water buffalo, which is heavier and taller) and short but thickset legs…