Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
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About Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
- Family: Bovids
Wild Asian buffalo are considered terrestrial but are heavily dependent on water, spending much of their time wallowing in rivers or mud holes. The species therefore occupies wet habitats ranging from riverine forests, woodlands and grasslands, to marshes and swamps, usually in lowlands but up to elevations of 2,800 metres in Nepal (3).
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Visits
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2006-01-08Rathambore National Park, IndiaDomesticated but running wild.
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2006-01-14Varanasi, India
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2013-01-16Phong Nha Ke Bang, VietnamDomestic Type.
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2013-02-14Kaziranga NP, IndiaWild type.
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2024-08-14Baluran National Park, Indonesia
