No idea!
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by jules
This one has me stumped. Hoping someone will know what it is!
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by wilderzone moderator
This appears to be the back side of the left horn of a wildebeest. Buffalo horns are thicker, and don't curve back inwards as much as this.
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by okopho
The shape of the horn suggests either Wildebeest or Buffalo. Wildebeest horns are quite upright and bulbous at the base, whereas Buffalo horns are more horizontal, and have a sweeping curve at the base.
Also, since both Wildebeest and Buffalo are usually seen together in herds, its worth looking at the animals in the background. Wildebeest have greyish-brown fur and an angular, high-shouldered outline. Buffalo, on the other hand, have almost black fur and a more stocky, squarish outline.
Based on the above, I would probably classify all these animals as Buffalo.
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by wilderzone moderator
I think @okopho may be right. The perspective is odd, and it's hard to tell what angle the head is at. It loos like the horn is curling back quite a bit, but it could just be that the animal's head is tilted upwards.
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by okopho in response to wilderzone's comment.
@wilderzone. And I may be wrong 😉. Everybody sees things slightly differently. I mostly wanted to explain how I would go about trying to make a decision on a tricky one like this. You could just as easily be right.
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by jules
Thanks for the comments all! I went for wilderbeest before posting here so I may not have been too far off the mark.
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