Buffalo Resaerch
Introduction
Wildlife refers to non-domesticated free ranging animals in their naturally associated environment or habitat which includes terrestrial vertebrates, mammals and birds.
The wildlife product we chose as a group is the Cape buffalo which is known by some people as the African Buffalo.
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The group met on four consecutive occasions and the medium used for our research was all internet based. Thus the Google search engine was used throughout.
This project would bring to bear the basic facts and details about the Cape buffalo and would clear any form of doubt about its biology, mode of collection, uses (importance), reproduction to mention but few.
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BIOLOGY OF THE CAPE BUFFALO
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), also called African buffalo , affalo, nyati, mbogo, Congo buffalo, dwarf forest buffalo, Buffle d 'Afrique, Afrikanischer Büffel and Kaffernbüffel. It is 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. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear. Contrary to popular belief, the Cape buffalo is not the ancestor of domestic cattle, and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the Cape buffalo has never been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart the Water Buffalo.
Figure.1.1. The Cape buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania. (Source: en.wikipedia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Syncerus
Hodgson, 1847
Species: S. caffer
Binomial name
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Syncerus caffer caffer (Sparrman, 1779)
DESCRIPTION (PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS)
The
Wildlife refers to non-domesticated free ranging animals in their naturally associated environment or habitat which includes terrestrial vertebrates, mammals and birds.
The wildlife product we chose as a group is the Cape buffalo which is known by some people as the African Buffalo.
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The group met on four consecutive occasions and the medium used for our research was all internet based. Thus the Google search engine was used throughout.
This project would bring to bear the basic facts and details about the Cape buffalo and would clear any form of doubt about its biology, mode of collection, uses (importance), reproduction to mention but few.
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BIOLOGY OF THE CAPE BUFFALO
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), also called African buffalo , affalo, nyati, mbogo, Congo buffalo, dwarf forest buffalo, Buffle d 'Afrique, Afrikanischer Büffel and Kaffernbüffel. It is 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. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear. Contrary to popular belief, the Cape buffalo is not the ancestor of domestic cattle, and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the Cape buffalo has never been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart the Water Buffalo.
Figure.1.1. The Cape buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania. (Source: en.wikipedia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Syncerus
Hodgson, 1847
Species: S. caffer
Binomial name
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Syncerus caffer caffer (Sparrman, 1779)
DESCRIPTION (PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS)
The
References: 1. Alden, P. C., R. D. Estes, D. Schlitter, and B. McBride. 1995. National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife. New York: Chanticleer Press.