cape buffalo the dense bush chobe national park botswana africa

navigate by keyword : cape buffalo dense bush chobe national park botswana africa subspecies african binomial name syncerus caffer average weight adult estimated 391 pounds attached predators buffalos engage mobbing behavior stick close together responds distress call threatened member rescue calf recorded killing lions chasing trees keeping two hours killed group

Two Cape Buffalo in the dense bush in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Three Cape Buffalo in the dense bush in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Cape Buffalo in the dense bush in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Royalty Free Stock Photo

African buffalo group finding for food in their habitat Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pictured is a Cape Buffalo in the dense bush in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. The Cape Buffalo is a subspecies of the African buffalo, binomial name Syncerus caffer. In Botswana the average weight of an adult was estimated at 1,391 pounds. When attached by predators, buffalos engage in mobbing behavior and stick close together. A buffalo her responds to the distress call of a threatened member and tries to rescue it, whether the member is an adult or a calf. They have been recorded killing lions and chasing lions up trees and keeping them there for two hours, after the lions have killed a member of their group.