Photo Of The Month

July 2025

This is a featured photo of the month. I will try and update this monthly with a favorite photo.

  • Common Name: Domestic Water Buffalo
  • Scientific Name: Bubalus bubalis carabanesis
  • Date Taken: December 4, 2017
  • Location: Nam Hinboun River, Laos
  • Photographer: Howard Cunningham

  • Water Buffalo have been domesticated for
    about 5,000 years. There are two types: River
    Buffalo and Swamp Buffalo. Swamp Buffalo are
    found in SE Asia. They are primarily used
    as draft animals, for meat, and for manure.
    They are gentle, slow-moving, and hardy.
    Their preferred habitats are wetlands and
    rice fields, they are well adapted to
    muddy terrain. Their population has declined
    due to mechanization and urbanization.