Syncerus caffer
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Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syncerus caffer canonical | 4 |
| African buffalo | 3 |
| Syncerus caffer caffer | 2 |
| Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis | 1 |
| Syncerus caffer brachyceros | 1 |
| Syncerus caffer nanus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T774107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syncerus caffer Context triple: [Bovidae, includesTaxon, Syncerus caffer]
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A.
Elaphodus cephalophus
Elaphodus cephalophus, commonly known as the tufted deer, is a small, shy Asian deer species notable for its prominent tuft of dark hair on the forehead and short, fang-like upper canines.
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B.
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis is the scientific name for the giraffe, the tallest living terrestrial animal known for its extremely long neck and legs, distinctive spotted coat, and browsing lifestyle on African savannas.
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C.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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D.
Dongo
Dongo is a small town on the northwestern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy, known for its role in the capture of Benito Mussolini at the end of World War II.
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E.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syncerus caffer Target entity description: Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
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A.
Elaphodus cephalophus
Elaphodus cephalophus, commonly known as the tufted deer, is a small, shy Asian deer species notable for its prominent tuft of dark hair on the forehead and short, fang-like upper canines.
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B.
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis is the scientific name for the giraffe, the tallest living terrestrial animal known for its extremely long neck and legs, distinctive spotted coat, and browsing lifestyle on African savannas.
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C.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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D.
Dongo
Dongo is a small town on the northwestern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy, known for its role in the capture of Benito Mussolini at the end of World War II.
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E.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artiodactyl
ⓘ
bovid ⓘ mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 2.1–3.4 m ⓘ |
| averageBodyMass | 500–900 kg ⓘ |
| averageShoulderHeight | 1.0–1.7 m ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cape buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
African buffalo
Cape buffalo ⓘ |
| describedBy | Sparrman ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
grasses
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| forms | herds ⓘ |
| genus | Syncerus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 11 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ swamp ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dark brown to black coat
ⓘ
heavy boss on horns in males ⓘ large curved horns ⓘ robust body ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor | dangerous to humans ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 25 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| listedIn |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| nativeTo |
savannas of Africa
ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
woodlands of Africa ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually one calf ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predator |
Nile crocodile
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| requires | permanent water sources nearby ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | malesLargerThanFemales ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| subspecies |
Syncerus caffer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis
Syncerus caffer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Syncerus caffer brachyceros
Syncerus caffer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Syncerus caffer caffer
Syncerus caffer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Syncerus caffer nanus
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperament | unpredictable ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hides
ⓘ
meat ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1779 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Syncerus caffer Description of subject: Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
African buffalo
this entity surface form:
African buffalo
this entity surface form:
African buffalo
this entity surface form:
Syncerus caffer caffer
this entity surface form:
Syncerus caffer nanus
this entity surface form:
Syncerus caffer brachyceros
this entity surface form:
Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis
this entity surface form:
Syncerus caffer caffer