Although the clashing horns may look menacing to us, when African buffalo bulls fight, it’s usually a friendly sparring match ...

Their bodies are covered in a dense, dark brown to black coat, with older bulls often ... members of the herd when threatened. In addition to natural predators, African buffalo face threats ...

However, African ... smaller buffalo herds, however, often have the advantage over lions. Healthy adults form a tight, defensive circle around younger and weaker members of the herd.

In 2018, a South African big game hunter was gored to death when a buffalo blindsided after he shot and killed another member of the herd. Two other professional hunters were killed by Cape ...