African forest buffalo

African forest buffalo

Syncerus caffer nanus

Our animal

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Diet

eats leaves and to a lesser extent, grasses

Reproduction

the first calf is born when the female is 4-5 years old, usually in the rainy season

• They live in groups of 5-20, and lead a cryptic lifestyle. They mostly forage at night, avoiding the heat. They cool off from the heat by taking mud baths in nearby swamps
• The buffalo, also known as the rainforest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), or red buffalo in Hungarian, is a rainforest subspecies of the buffalo family of ungulates. In Hungarian it is named after its reddish-brown fur. As the animal ages, the colour of its fur gradually darkens