African buffalo

The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), is a large African bovine. The adults large horns are it's main characteristic. They are often regarded to be one of the most dangerous animals in Africa as buffalos can kill 200 people per year. Unlike it's Asian counterpart, it has never been domesticated. They have few predators aside from lions and Nile crocodiles. Many subspecies has been described, the nominate subspecies, Syncerus caffer caffer (the Cape buffalo), is found in Southern and East Africa while the smallest subspecies (the forest buffalo) is found in forest of East and Central Africa.