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 Habitat:
Congo
Basin.
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- Diet: Grass,
herbs, shoots, and fruits. Mostly feed on grass.
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- Enemies:
Wild
cats, lions, and leopards. Big game hunters.
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- Facts: They
are very powerful. "Like being hit by a truck".
- Can run about
40 miles in the desert or rainforest.
- Not afraid
of lions or leopards.
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- The herd of
Cape Buffalo will surround a wild cat if it tries to attack one of
their own.
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- They are about
7-11 feet long, about 3 1/2 feet tall, and can weigh from 575-1500
pounds. They weigh a little less than the American Buffalo.
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- The Cape Buffalo
gives birth to 1 young and can mate at age 3.
- Their battles
can be gruesome and bloody.
- They are mammals
belonging to the Bovid family.
- The young stay
with the mother for two or three years.
- They can be
brown or black.
- They are quickly
vanishing from their habitats.
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- A virus called
"ridenest" kills many of the Cape Buffalo.
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