African buffalo roam by the thousands in sub-Saharan Africa. Cape buffalo, one of four distinct subspecies of the African buffalo, are the most common. They’re distinguished by coloring ...

An adult Cape buffalo can weigh between 600 and 2,000 pounds (270 and 907 kilograms) and stand between 4 and 5.6 feet (1.2 and 1.7 meters) tall at the shoulder.