Domestic Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Domestic water buffalo are large, gentle animals that help farmers by pulling heavy loads and providing milk. They have big, curved horns and love to wallow in mud to keep cool.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Domestic Water Buffalo is a large, sturdy bovine typically clad in dark grey to black skin, often with sparse, coarse hair. It features massive, sweeping, crescent-shaped horns that can curve outwards and backwards, setting it apart from common cattle.

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Domestic Water Buffalo

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

A water buffalo can stay underwater for a surprisingly long time, breathing with only its nose above!

Their giant, curved horns can grow over 1.5 meters wide, creating an impressive crown!

Their milk has double the fat of cow's milk, making it super rich for cheese like mozzarella!

They are sometimes called "living tractors" because of their incredible strength helping farmers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Domestic Water Buffalo can swim very well, often submerging themselves to forage for aquatic plants and escape heat.

Domestic Water Buffalo has immense strength that helps them pull heavy plows and carts for farmers with ease.

Maße und Details

Länge: 240-300 cm
Gewicht: 300-1000 kg
Lebenserwartung: 15-25 Jahre
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1-2
Tragzeit: 300-330 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on all sorts of plants found in wet places, especially grasses and aquatic greenery!

Hauptnahrung

Grasses
Aquatic Plants
Sedges
Leaves
Stems

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Human

Homo sapiens

Provides milk, meat, and labor for human societies.

symbiotic with

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Eats insects disturbed as buffalo move through fields.

parasitizes

Cattle Tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Feeds on the blood of water buffalo, transmitting diseases.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Gehörnt

Gekennzeichnet durch einen oder mehrere harte, dauerhafte, spitze Fortsätze am Kopf.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.