Cape Buffalo Portrait at the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Cape Buffalo Portrait at the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Cape Buffalo Portrait at the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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When compared with the Cape Buffalo portrait captured at the Ngala Safari Lodge, the horns on this animal are "wrapped" further down the side of the head and the pointed ends don't come up as high. I didn't realized this until I started working on these pictures at home and don't know if these differences are common to the animals found in the different locations or just present in the two animals selected for display.
According to Wikipedia, the African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo, is a large African bovine not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, and its ancestry remains unclear. The Cape Buffalo is the typical subspecies, and the largest one found in South and East Africa. The adult buffalo's horns is its characteristic feature, it has fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield referred to as a "boss". It is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal, as it gores and kills over 200 people every year. The African Buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle, and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African Buffalo has never been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. Other than humans, African Cape Buffaloes have few predators aside from lions and are capable of defending themselves. Being a member of the "big five" game family, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting. The African buffalo is a very robust species with its shoulder height ranging from 3.3 to 5.6 feet (1 to 1.7m) and its head-and-body length ranging from 5.6 to 11.2 feet (1.7 to 3.4m). Compared with other large bovines, it has a long but stocky body (the body length can exceed that of the wild water buffalo, which is heavier and taller) and short but thickset legs, resulting in a relatively short standing height. Savanna-type buffaloes range in weigh from 1,100 to 3,000 pounds (500 to 900kg), with males normally larger than females, reaching the upper weight range.

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Taken on: September 22, 2017
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Camera: Nikon D800, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 370mm (=555mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length: 370mm (35mm equivalent: 555mm)
ISO: 640
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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