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Cape buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, dark; horns fused

Habitat:

Savanna, open acacia scrub

Notes:

I observed a small group. Cattle egrets were feeding on insects flushed by the buffalo, while oxpeckers were feeding on buffalo ectoparasites. Two excellent examples of mutualism.

Reference Links:

African buffalo

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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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