Wild Buffalo is the ancestor of the domestic buffalo, with a larger body, thick, long grey fur, an average height of 1.30 meters. It swims well, is livelier and quicker than the domesticated buffalo, and lives in deep forests or remote valleys in herds of 5 to 10 animals. When the herd sleeps, the young lie in the middle and the adults surround them for protection. Wild buffaloes do not fear tigers or leopards; their strong horns fling an opponent into the air and their feet then trample on them. Wild buffaloes are hunted using traps. Lattice and netting, tied to logs, are laid on the surface of marshes and left to be covered by grass. When a herd of wild buffaloes approaches looking for food, the hunters sound gongs, drums or wooden bells to drive them towards the traps. When their legs become entangled, the hunters waiting in trees kill them with poisoned arrows.
