DID YOU KNOW? |
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
--The African buffalo depends on water and does not live in regions with less than 10 inches of rain a year.
--Buffalo can live in herds of a few hundred, but have been known to gather by the thousands during the rainy season.
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| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Artiodactyla |
| Family: |
Bovidae |
| Genus: |
Syncerus |
| Species: |
caffer |
FAST FACTS |
| Weight: |
Approximately 1,500 pounds |
| Length: |
Up to 11 feet |
| Height: |
Up to 65 inches at the shoulder |
| Life Span: |
Up to 18 years in the wild |
| Gestation: |
11-12 months |
| # of young: |
Average 1 calf every 2 years |
| Range: |
Found in the northern and southern savannas as well as the lowland rain forests in Africa near a permanent source of water. |
| Diet: |
Herbivore, primarily eats grass |
Energy & Conservation
The introduction of foreign diseases by non-native species is currently the biggest threat to African wild cattle, including the African buffalo.
Though their populations may be large in size, the number of buffalo is mainly regulated by the abundance of food sources and not by predators. Without fresh green grass, a buffalo's body condition tends to deteriorate quickly. |
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