A large wild bovine of sub-Saharan Africa, usually found near water. Body size, coat color, and horn shape vary among its subspecies.
Both sexes have heavy, ridged horns and a stocky build. Horn shape, coat color, and size vary among subspecies; the smaller forest subspecies can remain reddish as an adult.
It feeds mainly on grass and chews its cud after grazing. Herds are often made up mostly of females and calves, while males may spend time in bachelor groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.