Animals and Wildlife: Spotlight on the African Buffalo

I have never seen a buffalo.  Not even at a zoo.  For most of my entire life, I’ve only ever heard buffalo mentioned in 3 contexts.

Context 1:  

Native Americans ate buffalo for food. But the white man killed the animals for sport, thus depleting the food supply for the Indians.

Context 2:  

When crowds go insane and rush into a stadium or a Walmart, they are referred to as a “herd of stampeding buffaloes”.

Context 3: 
There is an imaginary “purple buffalo” which is an integral part of the storyline for The Neverending Story.  Great family entertainment. I prefer the movie, but there is also an animated TV series.


Thanks to a fellow blogger from Botswana, a 4th context has been added to my knowledge base.

Context 4:

There are buffaloes in Africa and they are a part of Botswana’s Big Five.

Impressive beast!  Isn't it?

Angie’s Spotlight On The African Buffalo

For Your Information: “They are well known for their high level of intelligence and intuition Apparently when a person tries to play dead, the buffalo will urinate into the canal of their ear because it causes intense itching, forcing them to snap out of it and give themselves up!”

Uh huh. Well! Now that I know this, I know to continue to play dead no matter how badly it itches!  :)

Image Credit:  Drawing of an African buffalo. Description in the original works (translated): “Kap- or Kaffernbüffel” (Bubalus Caffer). Body length 2,80 m, tail length 0,90 m, height 1,50- 1,80 m (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

*Content previously published at Virily.com*

#Africanwildlife ~ Botswana’s Big Five ~ #Lion, #leopard, #elephant, #rhino, and #Buffalo ~ https://t.co/2xM2C5HuEo #Africa #wildlife #travel #travelandvacation #Safari @Your_Botswana pic.twitter.com/VUxe4EQaJ5

— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) November 26, 2019

In today’s Late Pleistocene scene, giant African buffalo & quagga-colored zebras hang out in s. Africa. The buffalo may have weighed up to 4,400 lbs (2,000 kg)! The zebra's unusual coloration was once common but hasn’t been seen in the wild for the past 150 yrs. #MegafaunaMonday pic.twitter.com/rzW65eI8Zs

— American Museum of Natural History (@AMNH) April 8, 2019

African buffalo is large animal that can reach 6.8 to 11 feet in length, 3.2 to 5.6 feet in height and weight between 660 and 1900 pounds. African buffalo has large head, broad chest and strong legs. It is four times stronger than ox. pic.twitter.com/jqiwLFpsK4

— VIRUNGA ECOTOURS (@VirungaEcotours) February 4, 2019

Africa's Big 5: Where to see Cape buffalo on an #Africansafari https://t.co/tgQt6NgBpq Read on to learn a few interesting Cape buffalo facts… #animals #Africanwildlife #wildlife #travel #travelandvacation pic.twitter.com/6Sp200M3Jv

— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) November 26, 2019