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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Animals
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BUFFALLOS (Syncenus
caffer )
Buffalos they are black in
colour with two pair of horns, they are mostly found in grasslands, wet
forests watered environment. Buffalos are the most unpredictable animals,
they are in one way wonderful, but also cunning and dangerous of all
animals, They are like boring cows, also due to their unpredictable nature
they might seem peacefully grazing quietly, all of a sudden they may
decide to challenge and will gallop. However, Buffalo are hopeful to one
another, if a calf gets in trouble and pleads, its distress call will not
only be responded to by its mother but the whole family will come its
rescue.
Female Buffalos spend the
whole of there life in their residence for 11 months after mating. The
young ones are born very hairy, the mother suckles them for one and half
years after that the calf is still dependent and stays close to the mother
for care. After 4-5 years the bull will leave the mother and try to become
the dominant male in a group. The Buffalos are ponderous and like to spend
there time in the deep bush where there is fresh food, they graze more at
night approximately six hours and the rest of time is spent wallowing in
water. Buffalos can live as long
as 20 years in the wild, they also get high tempered, as they grow older
as they do not like disturbance, they need more grass and more water. Also
they eat grass and young shoots. If there is drought, Buffalos are the
first to be affected and look very dull, Buffalos usually calf after
eleven months and give birth to one live young one .The life span for the
Buffalo is 20 years and 26 years in the wild.
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Wildlife that can be spotted in these parks includes: African Dogs, Bats, Bongos, Buffalos,
Bush Baby, Caracals, Cheetah , Dik-dik Duikers, Elephants, Fish, Foxes, Gazelles, Genet, Giant rodents & Rats,
Giraffes Hippopotamus, Hirolas, Hyenas, Hyraxes,
Impalas, Jackals, Kudus, Leopard Lions, Mongoose, Oryxes, Priamtes, Rhinoceros, Serval, Snakes &
Reptiles, Sunis Topis, Variety of Birds, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Wildcats, Wildebeest, Zebras |
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