My internship in observing water buffaloes offered a unique and fun experience to engage with these cute creatures in their natural habitat, Lantau Island as they were allowed to go freely there. During the start of my internship, I was introduced to new areas that are very mesmerizing, indescribable, and unforgettable. Additionally, it was also my first time seeing water buffaloes walking around freely. The buffaloes are bigger than my expectations and they are very majestic looking. Equipped with a camera recorder, I scanned the buffaloes from a safe distance. The activities I recorded were wallowing, grazing, fighting, and scratching their horns against the tree barks or plants. Whenever they were wallowing, I had to record thoroughly to find out their gender and identification. Sometimes it was impossible to identify them because they did not move, and I could not record them from another angle. My most memorable moment was when I was taking a break from doing the Pui O scan. I was sitting near the shed in that area and suddenly, a weird squeaky noise came out of nowhere. Initially, I thought it was an insect, so I ignored it. A few minutes later, 2 buffaloes came out from the forest close to the shed and 1 of them was being chased by the other. They were running to the field and making weird noises which made me realize that the noise was from the buffaloes. So, it was my first time hearing the noise and looking at them running, because they usually are calm and walking around the field.

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