Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Field notes
How they live.
- Diet
- Herbivore (tall, coarse grasses)
- Social structure
- Large mixed herds that can number in the thousands
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They are considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa due to their unpredictable nature.
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Buffalo herds are highly democratic; they vote on which direction to travel by standing up and looking in that direction.
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They have exceptional memories and have been known to ambush hunters that have harmed them in the past.
Where to see them
Your best chances.
Ranked by how reliably our guides find cape buffalo in each park. Nature makes no promises, but the odds are not equal.
- AmboseliKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- LaikipiaKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Lake EyasiTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Lake ManyaraTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Lake NaivashaKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Lake NakuruKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Masai MaraKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- NgorongoroTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Ol PejetaKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- SamburuKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- SerengetiTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- TarangireTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, NovCommon
- Tsavo EastKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Tsavo WestKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
Also out there
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