Q 01/05

Which grim nickname do hunting circles give the African buffalo for its grumpy, unpredictable temper?

A) Black Death

B) Grey Ghost

C) Night Terror

D) Iron Bull

Answer · why

A) Black Death

Black Death is hunters' shorthand for an animal that can blindside its pursuers. A buffalo can also run at up to 37 miles per hour.

Q 02/05

The 'Big Five', which includes the African buffalo, first meant the five hardest animals to hunt how?

A) On horseback

B) With a bow

C) On foot

D) After dark

Answer · why

C) On foot

On foot was how big-game hunters ranked the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo as the hardest quarry. Today the five are more often targets fo...

Q 03/05

In the viral video Battle at Kruger, which predators try to steal a buffalo calf from the lions?

A) Spotted hyenas

B) Crocodiles

C) Leopards

D) Wild dogs

Answer · why

B) Crocodiles

Crocodiles had a brief tug of war with the lions, then gave up. The herd then returned, tossed a lion into the air and the calf walked back to it aliv...

Q 04/05

Which African bird rides on a buffalo's back, eating lice, fleas and other parasites from its skin?

A) Hornbill

B) Bee-eater

C) Kingfisher

D) Oxpecker

Answer · why

D) Oxpecker

The oxpecker gets a meal and a lift at once, though it also pecks at wounds to drink blood. Night cameras have even caught the birds roosting on buffa...

Q 05/05

American bison are often called buffalo, but which feature do they have that the African buffalo lacks?

A) Curved horns

B) A beard

C) A tufted tail

D) Cloven hooves

Answer · why

B) A beard

A beard is the quick field mark: bison have one and buffalo don't. The two sit in different genera, and early American settlers probably muddled the n...