A big male Cape Buffalo looking deceptively docile as I get a little too close for his liking.

---

These animals are too dangerous to photograph on foot, so this picture was taken from the safari vehicle.

---

Size: 4724px × 3245px
Location: A private game reserve in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Photo credit: © David G Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, african, animal, attack, bad-tempered, behavior, big, bone, boss, buffalo, bush, caffer, cape, cover, dangerous, daytime, deceptive, dense, fatal, floodplains, fused, gore, grassland, grazing, gregarious, grind, heat, heavy, hook, horns, killer, largest, lion, menacing, mobbing, mopane, muscular, people, photograph, province, robust, shield, smash, south, stocky, sunny, swamps, syncerus, temperament, thickets, town, trample, trophy, ungulate, unpredictable, western, wildlife