Suzi Eszterhas / African Lion (Panthera leo) young male feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) prey, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Jaymi Heimbuch / Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) picking parasites off of Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Masai Mara, Kenya

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) at night with full moon, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Richard Du Toit / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd chasing away Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) crossing the Chobe River, followed by swarm of flies, Chobe Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at a water hole during the dry season, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. October.

Thomas Marent / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) bulls, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and Black-back jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya...

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) bull with Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) pair, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) displaying flehmen posture, to detect scent, Kruger national park, South Africa