The Males of This Animal Can Weigh Up To 2,000 Pounds

Males can weigh more than 2,000 pounds!

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00:00Here at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, our African Plains Field Exhibit is home to many African animals.

00:07One of the biggest and most interesting is the Cape Buffalo.

00:20The Safari Park is home to two Cape Buffalo herds.

00:23A group of males and females in the South Africa Exhibit.

00:30And two Bachelor males in the East Africa Exhibit.

00:39Why do you think these animals are called Cape Buffalo?

00:41Do they wear capes?

00:45Of course not.

00:46Their name comes from the area of the world where they live in Africa.

00:50They're also called African Buffalo.

00:53They live in the swamplands and grasslands of South and East Africa.

00:58They need a daily water supply so they often stay close to watering holes.

01:03Cape Buffalo are big animals.

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02:22The distance between the ends of the horns of a large bull is more than three feet.

02:31If predators threaten one member of the herd, the whole group protects that animal.

02:36The Cape buffalo know their safety in numbers.

02:38And here at the safari park, they're also very loyal friends.