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MBOGO MKUU by Guy Combes
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Guy Combes encountered this mbogo mkuu (chief
buffalo) at a wildlife sanctuary near his home at Soysambu in Kenya. By
the lake, among the reeds, is where the old buffalo bulls go when
they’ve been ousted from the herd. “You sometimes see them in pairs or
on their own,” says the artist, “but when they’ve been ejected from the
herd they tend to be very defensive and aggressive.
“In addition to the attitude, the buffalo has evolved his fearsome
horns. Buffalo are primary prey for lions and to bring down a
full-grown buffalo usually takes up to three or four lionesses. To be
able to fight off three or four large lions, a buffalo needs some
ammunition.”
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