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Water buffalo corralled days after it escaped in Iowa suburb and was shot by police

Aug. 28, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An escaped water buffalo was located Wednesday, days after it was shot and wounded during a weekend attempt to return it to its owner's suburban property, officials said. The animal was found in a wooded area in Des Moines, officials told local broadcast...

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa

Aug. 27, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road. It turned out to be a water...