The Asian water buffalo (or simply water buffalo) (Bubalus bubalis) is a large domesticated bovid of Asian origin, with its ancestor possibly being the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee).
The yak has also been domesticated.
The American bison (Bison bison) and muskox (Ovibos moschatus) have also accepted domestication to a degree.
But it seems that the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is unlike the bison, muskox or water buffalo in this regard in that it has never been domesticated, the reasoning being due to its very aggressive nature.
What would be the best way for there to at least be a form of domesticated African buffalo? Perhaps through the African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), the smallest subspecies (which I believe is less aggressive than Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo)?
How would it affect African agriculture? Would it be normally a source of food, would it be used primarily as a draught animal?
The yak has also been domesticated.
The American bison (Bison bison) and muskox (Ovibos moschatus) have also accepted domestication to a degree.
But it seems that the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is unlike the bison, muskox or water buffalo in this regard in that it has never been domesticated, the reasoning being due to its very aggressive nature.
What would be the best way for there to at least be a form of domesticated African buffalo? Perhaps through the African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), the smallest subspecies (which I believe is less aggressive than Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo)?
How would it affect African agriculture? Would it be normally a source of food, would it be used primarily as a draught animal?
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