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National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger Mr Sorobium Mashange while on patrol at Katombora.
“The buffaloes were stuck in the mud and were in a decomposing state, 13 were adults while 12 were calves,’’ said Inspector Dube.
He said wildlife authorities suspected that the beasts were part of the many buffaloes that crossed the muddy area as witnessed by the many hoof tracks.
It is common for some buffaloes to get trapped in the mud and die, but it is rare to have such big numbers at once.
The swamp where the buffaloes got stuck was flooded recently after heavy rains pounded the area along the Zambezi River.
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