In large adult males, the horns meet in the middle of their heads ... a virus that’s nearly always fatal to hoofed animals—to Africa, and it caused buffalo numbers to crash across the continent.

Lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and Cape buffalo—trophy hunters of the 19th century dubbed these African animals the Big Five for their ... lore, rhino horns actually consist entirely of ...

With its massive horns and robust build ... Botswana, and Zambia. African buffalo are social animals that live in large herds, which can number from a few dozen to several hundred individuals.