: an often domesticated Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis synonym B. arnee)
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Recent Examples on the WebTravelers will have the opportunity to see water buffalo, lotus ponds, rice paddies, and other local flora and fauna.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 May 2024 Our headlight catches a hobbling water buffalo whose front leg was cut in half by shrapnel.—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023 In Colorado, up until 2022, inmates raised water buffalo for milk that was then sold to Leprino Foods, which supplies mozzarella cheese to pizza chains including Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa Johns.—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024 Many animals also depend on the river for their very survival including river otters, sea birds, and water buffalo.—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 The mutton and water buffalo kebabs, topped with liquid butter, melt with each bite.—Alex Bhattacharji, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2023 Indeed, the kebab made of the other red meat, water buffalo, was the real revelation, delicately charred on the outside, juicy and spicy within.—Alex Bhattacharji, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2023 Charlotte, North Carolina:Escaped Chinese water buffalo euthanized after hourslong chase
Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023 Their idyllic distillery in the Amazon sits on miles of rolling pastures, where almost 1,000 dairy-producing water buffalo and cows feed on used grains from the distilling process.—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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