African buffalo

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African buffalo

A large reddish-brown or black buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of sub-Saharan Africa, having massive, downward curving horns. Also called Cape buffalo.

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Af′rican buf′falo

a large black buffalo, Syncerus caffer, of Africa, with thick horns that meet at the base. Also called Cape buffalo.

Translations

kafferipuhveli

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Maybe we'll then be able to domesticate a few of those species where humans have historically not been successful like the wild African Buffalo," said Frank Albert, a scientist from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and the first author of the research report.

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