The population of African buffalos are total decreased
in number due to the human activities because some people has been hunted for food,
their body part have been source of valuable material
During mating season, bull monitor females readiness by
urine testing, after a gestation period of 340 days 1 calf is born weighing
approximately 40 Kgs (88 lbs).
The calf remains
hidden in vegetation for the first few weeks where it is nursed and looked after
by its mother. When it is ready to join the group it is held in the centre of
the herd to keep it safe. The calf is weaned after 120 - 360 days.
When males reach 2 years of age they will leave their mother
but females stay with their mother until they have produced their own off
spring or sometimes longer. Males reach sexual maturity at 8 years of age and
females 5 years of age.
Breeding can take place at any time of the year but
generally births tend to peak during the rainy season.
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