8/11/2007 - Buffalo
Buffaloes can be found on grassy plains, thick bush, forest areas and even mountainous country up to 4000 meters. They need to drink daily so are never to far from water and they regularly seek out salt licks to get the various minerals they need. Buffaloes mud-wallow or lie under the shade of trees during the heat of the day. Cattle Egrets are often associated with buffalo as they pick up the insects that get disturbed by the buffalo as it moves through the grass. Oxpeckers pick ticks and biting flies from their skin and assist in pulling off dead skin and flesh from open wounds.
Being a member of a herd, the buffaloes rally to help one another when attached by predators.
A male buffalo can weigh up to 800kg (1,760lb) and a cow 550kg (1,210lb). The record length for a set of horns belongs to a cow and is more than 1.5 meters (60in). … … … … … … … … …… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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