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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:11 |
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Buffaloes are highly unpredictable and in turn, very dangerous to humans. They have not been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart, the domestic Asian water buffalo.
Savannah buffaloes can weigh up to 900 kilograms and are a very robust species, they are large too being up to 1.7 metres high and 3.4 metres long. Forest buffaloes are smaller and may weigh only half of what the savannah buffaloes do.
Savannah buffaloes are black or dark brown and have very curved horns, similar to a closed crescent. Forest buffaloes have a reddish brown colour with horns that curve out backwards and up. Though calves of both types of buffalo are red.
The African buffalo is a very successful grazer, owing to it having very few predators. Other than humans they are capable of defending themselves from, and something even killing, lions. Lions are capable of killing buffalo but it typically takes multiple lions to kill a single buffalo. The nile crocodile only aim to kill old, solitary buffalo and young calves. Cheetahs, leopards and spotted hyenas are only a threat to calves.
Buffalo can be found in high mountainous terrain or at sea level areas. They prefer to live in dense cover such as trees, reeds and thickets. Once they have depleted or trampled their supply of grass they will move onto a new area to graze on. |
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54 |
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We offer high quality tours with private vehicles and guides, tailor-suited to your requirements. Speak to one of our experienced consultants to find out the perfect itinerary matched to your individual preferences and interests. We have a range of places to stay; luxury lodges to small guest houses, remote camps to exclusive resorts, our consultants will match one of our properties that is best suited to you.
You can opt to have your very own private vehicle and private guide, or simply choose whether you’d like to be driven or drive yourself, you be well looked after throughout your holiday. If you are part of a group whether you are a couple, family or friends you have complete control of where you go and what you do, for however long you like.
We can also cater for special trips, such as honeymoons and landmark birthdays. We’ll do our best to ensure that your trip will stick out as a memory long after you return. We also do birthday trips for those special milestones, we won’t ask which milestone this is though so you needn’t worry! We will also honour any special requests you may have, maybe visiting an animal reserve the person has been supporting or a site of interest, simply tell us where it is and we’ll make it happen.
We also offer amazing trips for families too, you and your children will watch in wonder at lions hunting in the wild or elephants roaming naturally. When you return to your lodge you could either relax by your own swimming pool or our rangers will be happy to teach your children more about the bush and the smaller creatures living in them.
There are plenty of activities to keep the whole family happy and to make the visit memorable. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 14:44 |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 01:12 |
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In West Africa, nile crocodiles can be found most frequently in coastal lagoons and estuaries. However in East Africa they are found mostly in rivers, lakes, marshes and dams.
Nile crocodiles are dark bronze in colour. The flanks are yellowish green in colour. Their colouration also aids camouflage.
They have four short splayed legs, a powerful tail and very powerful jaws. They lie in wait underneath the surface of the water with only their nostrils, eyes and ears above the surface. They normally crawl on their bellies but are capable of ‘walking’ at up to 8.5 miles per hour in short bursts. In the water they travel much faster at up to 22 miles per hour.
The force of their bite was measured by Dr Brady Barr at 22,000 Newtons. Although the muscles required to close the mouth are very strong, the muscles which open the mouth are exceptionally weak, allowing a man to easily hold shut a crocodiles mouth will little force.
A male crocodile can be 5 metres long, though very old crocodiles can be 5.5 metres long or more. They usually weigh around 225 kilograms though, again, very large or older specimens can weigh 900 kilograms. Mature female crocodiles measure around 2.5 to 3.9 metres long and weigh typically around 227 to 300 kilograms.
The Nile crocodile has no predators in its natural habitat (it is the apex predator for its habitat), the only possible threat is that of other species of its own kind. |
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