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Why is Europe rewilding with water buffalo?

Researchers believe the water buffalo will bring new richness and diversity to the Danube by acting as ecosystem engineers.

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The Turkish hot springs where residents bathe with water buffalo

When temperatures plummet in eastern Turkey, people round up their buffalo, get outside and strip off.

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