African buffalo oor Afrikaans

African buffalo

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A large African bovid, Syncerus caffer.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

Buffel

African Buffalo

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

Buffel

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Masks depicting horned animals, especially African buffalo and antelope, relate to ceremonies of exorcism, spirit transmigration, and witchcraft.
Maskers wat gehoringde diere uitbeeld, veral die Afrikaanse buffel en wildsbokke, hou verband met geestebesweringseremonies, geesverhuising en toordery.

African buffalo
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It may be confused with the African Cape buffalo (Synceros caffer), which is indeed mean- tempered although a distant relative.
Hulle kan met die Afrikaanse Kaapse buffel (Synceros caffer) verwar word, wat hoewel verlangs verwant inderdaad sleggeaard is.

Hippopotamuses are commonly sighted but so are large African elephants, crocodiles, and buffalo.
Seekoeie, groot Afrika-olifante, krokodille en buffels word gereeld gesien.

Buffalo and elephants, varieties smaller than their counterparts in the African savanna, inhabit the dense jungle, but perhaps the most outstanding animal of the forest is the gorilla, whose numbers are dwindling throughout Africa.
Buffels en olifante, wat kleiner soorte is as dié in die Afrika-savanne, bewoon die digte oerwoud. Maar die uitsonderlikste dier in die woud is waarskynlik die gorilla, wie se getalle oral in Afrika krimp.

Having exceptionally powerful shoulders and the strongest jaws of all the African carnivores, they are quite efficient at hunting their own prey —even animals as large as the buffalo.
Omdat hulle buitengewoon kragtige skouers en die sterkste kake van al die karnivore in Afrika het, is hulle baie bekwame jagters van hulle eie prooi—selfs diere so groot soos die buffel.

“Many species of large African animal are incompatible with most forms of rural development, for example elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and crocodile, as well as some of the larger antelopes, primates and pigs,” explains the book Conservation in Africa.
“Baie van Afrika se groot dierespesies, soos olifante, seekoeie, renosters, buffels, leeus en krokodille, sowel as sekere van die groter boksoorte, ape en varke, kan hulle nie by die meeste soorte landelike ontwikkeling aanpas nie”, verduidelik die boek Conservation in Africa.