Domesticed Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) using mud as sunblock, in an ever-shrinking pond, during a long, dry heatwave. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. You can identify domesticated Water Buffalo by their curly, backward-pointing horns and their tendency to gather in herds.
A true Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee). It differs from a domesticated Buffalo with its large, sharp and threatening, forward-pointing horns and its clear, strong and burly stature. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
3 Domesticated Water Buffalo, 3 Cattle Egrets, Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary, Near Hungama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in a rocky water hole, bathing and cooling down in the midday heat. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A small herd of reddish-brown Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) at sundown. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Domesticated Water Buffalo enjoying the sea breeze at the end of the day, on a beach near Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Girl with Domesticated Water Buffalo on a beach near Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Dusk is fast approaching at a water hole in Yala National Park, as two Crocodiles circle three Water Buffalo and an Intermediate Egret. Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Two Water Buffalo and an Intermediate Egret in a water hole at dusk, as a Crocodile draws closer. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Two Domesticated Water Buffalo, a mother and a calf, head for safety at dusk. Notice the large scratch marks on the mothers hind quarters. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
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