• Where Six Continents Meet
    Awake!—2005 | February 22

    • The Cape buffalo is one of the most famous and dangerous representatives of the big-game animals. It is impressive not only because of its size​—about five and a half feet [1.7 m] at the shoulder—​but also because of its massive, three-foot-long [1 m] horns. Since the males are unpredictable and are known to attack, getting too close to them is not recommended.