I shot my first Cape buffalo in Zambia in 1981 ... but when you compare it to the weight of a hippo (4 tons) or a rhino (5 tons) or an elephant (6 tons), huge is not the adjective you want.

A hippo at large in Zeekoevlei, on the Cape Flats, will be darted and caught, the city of Cape Town said on Tuesday. “Once captured, the hippo will be transported to its new home at the Gondwana ...

Several attempts to capture a hippo at large in Zeekoevlei, on the Cape Flats, have been unsuccessful, the city said on Thursday. The two-year-old calf moved out of Rondevlei into the ...

The African buffalo, also known as the Cape buffalo, is one of the most formidable and iconic creatures of the African savannah. With its massive horns and robust build, this majestic animal plays ...

The African cape buffalo is worth $12.2 million because of his massive horn-span and extraordinary genes, both of which are enviable qualities for breeding animals strictly for big-game hunting.

(680-850 kg); Shoulder Ht. 51"-63" (130-160 cm); Length 82"-118" (210-300 cm). The Cape buffalo is a very large bovine. It is dark brown or nearly black with its belly slightly lighter. The ...

City of Cape Town nature conservation officials have at last captured the elusive young male hippo that escaped from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve in February this year. It took six darts and a ...

Hopes the hippo would return to its reserve on its own accord have proved futile Authorities in the South African city of Cape Town are battling to try to capture a young stray hippo they say ...