Today we discuss an animal that is prey sometimes turned predator, the African Buffalo. Joining us today for his first full length official episode is Jay the Zookeeper! Jay not only has great insight and knowledge about these animals but also works with them.  

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Links to the stories shared in the episode 

Buffalo v. Croc https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/b2eaed/tough_buffalo_drags_a_crocodile_from_the_the_water/

Kruger Park Buffalo v. Lion (this video is form 2009 so don’t hate us for the quality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM&ab_channel=JasonSchlosberg

Bob Fontana

https://www.natgeotv.com/asia/hunter-hunted-black-death/about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=807VjIEOFzw&ab_channel=NatGeoWILD

Larry Trotter Story

https://drmillett.com/larry-trotters-one-year-recovery-after-cape-buffalo-attack/

Angie Heister Story

https://www.globalrescue.com/common/blog/detail/it-was-four-seconds-from-the-time-i-saw-the-animal-until-it-gored-me-the-angie-heister-story-part-i/

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/animal/Cape-buffalo

https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/african-buffalo

https://www.hluhluwegamereserve.com/african-big-5/cape-buffalo/

https://denverzoo.org/animals/cape-buffalo/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Syncerus_caffer/

https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Cape-buffalo-facts.html

https://snowafricaadventure.com/blog/african-cape-buffalo/

https://animalia.bio/african-buffalo

https://safarisafricana.com/animals/cape-buffalo/#characteristics

https://storyteller.travel/african-cape-buffalo/

http://www.ultimateungulate.com/artiodactyla/syncerus_cafferfull.html

https://africanwildlifereport.com/how-big-are-cape-buffalos-cape-buffalo-size-and-weight/

https://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/hoofed_mammals/buffalo_african.html

https://animalia.bio/african-buffalo