THE AFRICAN BUFFALO 



The African Buffalo stands 5 feet at the shoulder, 

 and is of about the same size and general bulk and 

 shape of an ox. The hair is rather scanty and black 

 in the bulls, and has a brown tinge in the cows. 

 Calves are reddish, and the hair on them grows 

 rather thick. It changes to black at about the age 

 of three years. Very old Buffaloes are hairless. 



The Congo or Dwarf variety of African Buffalo 

 stands 4 feet at the shoulder, and in general appear- 

 ance they resemble a small breed of cattle. The 

 colour of the adult is a warm rufous-red, which 

 changes to a dirty brown on the old bulls. The 

 calves are of a lighter shade of red than the adults. 



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