Among the most vicious of all of the African mammals, the Cape Buffalo can kill a lion or a human with its sharp horns. It can run as fast as 35 mph if need be and if wounded, will sometimes stalk its prey. It's ugly as well -- and usually gathers in herds. We saw many of them in Luangwa, including this huge animal grazing in the deep bush. This is essentially an environmental portrait – without the sea of high grass around it, and the leaf incongruously hanging from the open mouth, this buffalo would become just another animal having its picture taken. The lush sea of green surrounding the buffalo expresses the flavor of the Zambian wet season. Only in the rainy summer does this buffalo have it this good. I also feel its confrontational presence – this animal comes at us from around a bush, as if we have taken it by surprise. If I was not making this image from the safety of a Land Rover, I would probably be much the worse for wear.