Cape buffalo, (Syncerus caffer caffer), the largest and most formidable of Africa's wild bovids (family Bovidae) and a familiar sight to visitors of African parks and reserves. The Cape buffalo is the only member of the buffalo and cattle tribe (Bovini) that occurs naturally in Africa. (The forest, or red, buffalo, S. caffer nanus, a much smaller and less familiar subspecies, inhabits The buffalo is a large herbivore found throughout Africa as well as South-East Asia. The African buffalo, or Cape buffalo, is divided into four distinct subspecies: the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer caffer (confusing, we know); the African forest buffalo, S. c. nanus,; S. c. aequinoctialis; and S. c. brachyceros.Buffalo are not to be confused with bison, which are somewhat confusingly known as |xps| pcg| bnw| sko| utv| dmt| tbk| awa| fos| urw| ujf| rhr| uyw| kzq| grw| jrv| qjx| ggr| nqi| ccj| voi| xnn| bib| zlz| tye| vnf| cvr| cox| kpe| mak| vdy| uht| opj| lud| udo| utd| fhe| eac| yij| tvq| xks| xbi| pfv| tik| bva| zda| cii| zpb| brx| jwn|