Buffalo has four breasts, the breast is an organ, and all four nipples of cattle grow on the same organ.

China buffaloes used to be important draught animals in southern China, mostly distributed in the southeast and southwest, especially in the rice-producing areas south of Huaihe River, accounting for 97% of the total number of buffaloes in China. China buffaloes all belong to swamp type, with thick physique and sparse fur, mostly gray-black. The angle is thick and flat, and it bends backwards. Thick skin, extremely underdeveloped sweat glands, need to soak in water to dissipate heat when hot, hence the name. Short legs and big hooves, suitable for paddy field farming. Productivity, milk yield and coarse tolerance are higher than those of yellow cattle. Haizi Buffalo in North Jiangsu, Shanghai Buffalo, Xinyang Buffalo in Henan, Binhu Buffalo in Hunan, Dechang Buffalo in Sichuan and Dehong Buffalo in Yunnan are excellent varieties. Buffalo horn can be used as Chinese medicine. Agricultural draught animals. Swamp buffalo. Widely distributed in southern China.