The Democracy Of African Buffalo
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These buffalo are similar to the killer whales discussed earlier. That means being a female African buffalo can be stressful. They are in charge of deciding where and how the herd moves, and they handle it like a democracy.
For example, each female buffalo take turns standing up and looking towards a direction of interest. The whole group will then follow in that direction. It doesn’t sound like much, but the males must trust them enough to allow the females to take charge.
