Name: Water buffalo
Scientific name: Bubalus bubalis
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Family: Bovidae
Social structure: Water buffaloes are social animals, living in large herds up to hundreds to thousands due to many predators around. Herds are led by dominant and aggressive bulls that protects the herds from predators.
Preferred habitat: Lowlands, jungles, savannas, shrublands, prairies, highlands, mountainous plateaus, temperate forests, alpine meadows, scrublands, tropical grasslands, river valleys, steppes, alpine grasslands, moorlands, boreal birch forests, bamboo forests, pine forests, wetlands, redwood forests, temperate woodlands, temperate rainforests and marshlands.
Bio: The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Their ancestors were brought to Sigmonia around several thousands of years ago and managed to survive in their new home. They are now found throughout the lowlands, jungles, savannas, shrublands, prairies, highlands, mountainous plateaus, temperate forests, alpine meadows, scrublands, tropical grasslands, river valleys, steppes, alpine grasslands, moorlands, boreal birch forests, bamboo forests, pine forests, wetlands, redwood forests, temperate woodlands, temperate rainforests and marshlands of Sigmonia. They are one of the most common bovines that ever lived in Sigmonia. Water buffaloes are known to be aggressive and fight off predators with their large horns in order to protect their herds at all costs. Water buffaloes are social animals, living in large herds up to hundreds to thousands due to many predators around. Herds are led by dominant and aggressive bulls that protects the herds from predators.
