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What is the other African name for the cape buffalo?

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What is an African buffalo?

An African buffalo is a species of buffalo, also known as the Cape buffalo, Latin name Syncerus caffer.


What is the african name of for the cape buffalo?

black death


What is the Latin name for African Buffalo?

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Is a water buffalo different from a buffalo?

No, they are two separate species: Cape Buffalo are from Africa and possess the scientific name Syncerus caffer and Water Buffalo are from Asia, with the scientific name Bubalus bubalis. Cape Buffalo are also larger and more muscular than water buffalo, and look quite different from Water Buffalo. For instance: A cape buffalo's horns come together at the poll and curve out and up on either side of their heads. A water buffalo's horns grow more to the back of the animal. The Cape Buffalo can also bellow like domestic cattle, along with a series of other vocalizations. Water buffalo only make grunting sounds.Please see the related links below for more information.


Are buffalo male or female?

Both. Buffalo is the name of a species of large ungulate animal related to the domestic bovine or "cow". There are both males (bulls) and females (cows) of the buffalo species, be it African Cape or Asian Water.


What is the another name of buffalo?

That would depend on which buffalo you are talking about.The Water Buffalo can be referred to as Bubalus bubalisor Asian Buffalo.The African Buffalo can be called the Cape Buffalo, affalo, nyati, Black Death, or mbogo.The American Buffalo (which is not really a buffalo) can be called the American Bison, which is a more accurate name since the species is actually a Bison.


What are the scientific names of domestic cows and buffaloes?

That all depends on what buffalo you are referring to: American bison, African Cape buffalo or Wild/Domestic Asian Water Buffalo?The scientific name for a domestic cow is Bos primigenius. For the American bison, it is Bison bison. For African Buffalo, it's Syncerus caffer. For Wild Asian Water Buffalo: Bubalus arnee, and for Domestic Wild Asian Water Buffalo it is Bubalus bubalus.


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal cape buffalo?

The scientific name for the Cape buffalo is Syncerus caffer. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, and goats.


What is the Zoological name of the Buffalo?

African Buffalo- Synceros caffer Bison- Bison bison


What is the zoological name of buffallow?

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