−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Cape Buffalo Habitat Requirements
Syncerus caffer caffer · Mammal · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Grass 30%–100%
- Short Grass 25%–100%
- Sand 0%–30%
- Soil 10%–40%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Waterlogged 0%–10%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 3–15
- Bachelor group
- 5 male / 15 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 14 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.96 yr
- Interbirth period
- 1.04 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 4 yr
- Litter size
- 1
- Sterility age
- 16 yr
- Juvenile
- 4 yr
- Adult
- 12 yr
- Elderly
- 16yr
- Food cost per period
- 290
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
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Black Wildebeest✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Blue Wildebeest✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Common Ostrich✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on the Cape Buffalo entry only. -
Common Warthog✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Gemsbok✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Masai Giraffe✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Nyala✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Plains Zebra✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Reticulated Giraffe✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Sable Antelope✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Springbok✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Thomson's Gazelle✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
White-Backed Vulture✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on the Cape Buffalo entry only. -
Greater Flamingo~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Red Deer~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Wild Boar~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Grab Ball
- Large Ball
- Plant Screen
- Rubbing Pillar
- Skittle
- Mud Bath
Food enrichment
- Grazing Ball Feeder
- Barrel Feeder - Hanging
- Hanging Grazer Feeder
- Barrel Feeder - Large
- Melon Feeder
- Scarecrow Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Near Threatened
- Size (shoulder height)
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 680 kg / 580 kg
- Colour morphs
- Albino
Colour morphs
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Albino
Official in-game portraits of the Cape Buffalo colour morphs.
How much area for N Cape Buffalos?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Cape Buffalo need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–36 °C for the Cape Buffalo. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Cape Buffalo need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 420 m² of land for the first animal (+90 m² for each extra animal), 20 m² of water (+10 m² each extra). For example, 600 m² of land for three.
How many Cape Buffalos can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 3–15. Bachelor groups allow up to 5 males or 15 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 14 females.
What barrier does the Cape Buffalo need?
A Grade 3 barrier at least 1.25 m high.
Which animals can live with the Cape Buffalo?
The official Zoopedia lists 13 thriving cohabitants (Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture) and 3 neutral cohabitants (Greater Flamingo, Red Deer, Wild Boar).
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
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