Asher Watkins had been tracking a cape buffalo for the kill when the animal instead turned its attack on the hunter.

Cape buffalo are the largest wild bovine on the continent. Standing around 50 inches tall and weighing up to 1,900 pounds, they can reach speeds of up to 35 mph and are quick to charge when ...

Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said.

Why are Cape buffalo so dangerous? The animals are nicknamed Black Death, and the reason why may not come as a shock to anyone who has ever seen them.