Buffalo Behavior and Defense Strategies

The video explores the dynamics between buffalo and lions, focusing on the buffalo's vulnerability at night due to poor eyesight and hearing. It highlights the buffalo's reliance on their sense of smell and group defense strategies to protect themselves from predators. The video also discusses the buffalo's individual defense mechanisms, such as sharp horns and distress calls, which can summon reinforcements from the herd. Despite the lions' ability to hunt buffalo, the buffalo's group defense often proves too formidable for the lions to overcome.

Why are buffalo considered easier targets for lions compared to hippos?

• Buffalo are smaller in size.

• Buffalo have poor eyesight and hearing.

• Buffalo are slower runners.

• Buffalo are more solitary animals.

What sense do buffalo primarily rely on at night to detect danger?

• Touch

• Sight

• Hearing

• Smell

What is the main reason buffalo stay in tight groups at night?

• To communicate better

• To find food more easily

• To keep warm

• To avoid being outnumbered by predators

What is the bone shield around a buffalo's head called?

• Crest

• Boss

• Helmet

• Crown

How do buffalo typically respond when one of them is in distress?

• They move to a new location.

• They come together to rescue the distressed buffalo.

• They ignore the distress call.

• They scatter in different directions.

What makes it difficult for lions to take down two buffalo together?

• Buffalo have strong group defense.

• Buffalo are too fast.

• Buffalo can fly.

• Buffalo are too heavy.