An introduction to the buffalo, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the buffalo’s family life and daily activities, its physical characteristics, buffalo babies and more.
The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the buffalo; males and females; what they eat; how they drink water; family life in herds and clans; leadership; fighting; how they find their way; what happens to old buffalo bulls; buffalo senses; beating the heat; protecting the herd; flehmen; baby buffalo; buffalo and birds.
This book contains a Glossary and an Index.
The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal’s family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.
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Quick facts
Meet the buffalo
Males and females
Food
Drinking water
Family life – herds
Family life – clans
Who is the boss?
Fighting
Finding the way
Old buffalo bulls
Senses
Beating the heat
Protecting the herd
Flehmen
Baby buffalo
Buffalo and birds
Over de auteur
Megan Emmett works in the wildlife industry in South Africa. She completed a B.Tech degree in Nature Conservation and went on to work in a game reserve and park after that. She also worked as a field guide on private safaris in the greater Kruger National Park area. Megan loves studying and writing about wildlife. She has written several books on the topic, produced documentaries for the wildlife television industry, including National Geographic, and contributes articles to magazines like Africa Geographic.
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