Buffalo Name commonly applied to the American bison incorrectly. But given to certain related oxlike mammals of Asia and Africa. The asiatic water buffalo or Indian buffalo stands 5 ft. or more at the shoulder.
Its widely spread horns project from the sides of the head and curve backward. For many centuries it has been domesticated as a draft animal and as a source of milk, but wild forms exist. The anoa or pygmy buffalo is the wild oxen of the Celebes . The fierce Cape buffalo is found in South Africa . |