The Buffalo
Enjoy and/or contribute to our photo gallery of the Buffalo. We asked visitors to share their holiday snaps with us. Below is a gallery and some of the experiences that travellers had while game viewing in our beautiful country. Click on any photo to enlarge and view a slideshow.
Submitted by South Africa Editor (SA)
To start this gallery, here's a photo of a buffalo taken in the Kapama Game Reserve in Limpopo Province. Courtesy of SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM.
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
Typical buff attitude from this bull. Red-billed oxpecker with him
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
Huge herd in the grasslands above Lower Sabie
Submitted by Christine Lucas (SA)
One of a huge group of buffalo, somehow when there are not a lot of people around they seem quite calm and come right up to the vehicle.
The Buffalo {Syncerus Caffer}
Buffalo are extremely large, ox-like animals. Standing approximately 65 inches at the shoulder, adult males have a mass of up to 1760 pounds and females weigh up to 1650 pounds. To support the large body, the legs are very heavy. Front hooves are larger than the hind because of the extra mass they … read more about The Buffalo.
Big 5 Photo Series
- The Leopard
- The Elephant
- The Rhino
- The Buffalo (this article)
- The Lion
