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Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer |
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- Distribution:
- Once widely distributed in Soutern Africa, now it is possible to find it in the northern and eastern parts of the region. It's also possible to find it in the Addo Elephant National Park in the south-east of the Cape Province, in the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi area of the Natal Region.
- Habitat:
- It can tollerate a wide range of habitat, but it prefers abundant grass, water and cover, and it's possible to find him on mountains till 3500 meters of altitude.
- Size:
- African Buffalo: 250 to 800 kg. Shoulder height 100 to 165 cm.
Cape's Buffalo: 500 to 800 kg. Shoulder height 150 to 165 cm.
Sudanese Buffalo: 300 to 600 kg. Shoulder height 120 to 150 cm.
Buffalo of the Forests: 250 to 350 kg. Shoulder height 100 to 120 cm.
- Behaviour:
- Although diurnal it moves a lot during the night to feed. During the day it rests between the trees to repair itself from the high temperature. It lives in big herds. The old male are usually lonesome, and in those cases they are potentialy dangerous for the man because they are unforeseeable It worst enemies are the lions, the big crodiles and the Hayeanas.
- Food:
- Grasses, it cand also eat leaves and dry grass. It needs a lot of water.
- Reproduction:
- Single calf born after gestation of 9 months during the summer period.
- Longevity::
- From 20 to 25 years.
