A pest to ranchers, a prize to hunters, and a temperamental tank to anything that bothers it, African buffalo roam by the thousands in sub-Saharan Africa. Cape buffalo, one of four distinct ...

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer ... Habitats include forests, mountains, grasslands, and even deserts. They are nocturnal predators and adults are solitary except for mating.

An adult Cape buffalo can weigh between 600 and 2,000 pounds (270 and 907 kilograms) and stand between 4 and 5.6 feet (1.2 and 1.7 meters) tall at the shoulder.