African buffalos can weigh up to a ton and have reddish brown fur and wide horns. They live in open woodlands and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa, wherever there is permanent water and forage. African buffalos graze in the evenings and nights and are considered the most dangerous of the big five game animals due to their aggressive tendencies when threatened or injured. They face threats from predators like lions, leopards, crocodiles, and humans.

1. By Harrison Fritz

2. Physical Features horn span 56 inches calves fur reddish brown older buffalos can also be called dagga boy can weigh up to a ton Teeth that enable it to take big bites Male buffalos horns are usually wider than females Poor eyesight and hearing Shoulder 3-6 ft high

3. Habitat Wherever theirs permanent water and herbage Live in open woodlands Graze from early evening into the night then the cooler parts of the day Lowland rain forest Southern and eastern Africa

4. Diet/Behavior The Cape god of Hope killed up to 90 percent of the buffalos Is the most dangerous in the big five Charging buffalo is hard to stop Calves are born in rainy seasons Their predators are lions, leopards, crocodiles, and humans

5. Interesting facts Their in the big five They live up to 18 years Older buffalo like wallowing in the mud They sometimes ambush humans They have very bad eye sight

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