Water buffalo were domesticated around 6,000 ... In reality, they bear only a passing resemblance to true buffalo. Bison have bulkier bodies, with massive heads and humped backs.

While bison are happy to graze on dry plains, water buffalo prefer a wet diet of aquatic plants. They will even graze with their heads underwater, ripping up reeds and invasive grasses from the ...

Three large mammals in the world are commonly called “buffalo,” though each of them represents a different species. All of these are distantly related under the same family, Bovidae.

Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the ...

Often domesticated, the water buffalo is the largest member of the Bovini tribe, which includes yak, bison, African buffalo, various species of wild cattle, and others, the website said.

Water buffalo are at home wallowing in wetlands (Credit: Getty Images) When water buffalo make a home for themselves in abandoned spaces, they can bring with them a rich array of frogs, bats and ...

Bison, native to North America and Europe, are known for their massive shoulders, short, curved horns, thick coats, and beards ...