Florian Möllers / Water Buffalos (Bubalus arnee bubalis) on the shore of the Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Sandesh Kadur / Two wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) wading though water. Assam, India, April.

Juergen Freund / Farmer harvesting rice with the help of his Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Sablayan, Philippines, March 2010.

Juergen Freund / Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) soaking to cool down from the summer heat. Water buffalo are brought to these watering holes three times a day when the farmers harvest rice. Sablayan, Philippines, Mar...

Juergen Freund / Domestic Water buffalo (Bubalus arnee bubalis) in water, beside paddy field, note barren hillsides in the background which water runs off and causes acidication of the soil. Philippines, March 2010.

Juergen Freund / Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) soaking to cool down from the summer heat. They are brought to these watering holes three times a day when the farmers harvest rice. Sablayan, Philippines, March 2010.

Inaki Relanzon / Boy riding oxen, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Domestic Water buffalo (Bubalus arnee bubalis) covered in mud, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Domestic Water buffalo (Bubalus arnee bubalis) in pool of water, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

David Tipling / Farming family with a domesticated Water buffalo pulling cart near Sabang, Palawan, Philippines, March 2009

Pete Oxford / Water buffalo decorated for Diwali festival, Bharatpur. Rajasthan, India, October 2006

Pete Oxford / Domestic waterbuffalo {Bubalus arnee bubalis} bathing. Bharatpur village. Rajasthan. India