Top photo: Bison from the Wichita National Bison Herd ... So, they knew about African buffalo. And, the American animal seemed to them that it was a sort of a curly-haired humpbacked version.
A quick ID tool is looking for a beard: Bison have them and buffalo don’t. African buffalo are hardy critters, able to live and flourish in many habitats—from semi-arid bushland to coastal ...