A buffalo is still basically a wild animal with all the survival instincts of a wild animal. A cow has been domesticated for agriculture. I get the feeling th

A buffalo is still basically a wild animal with all the survival instincts of a wild animal. A cow has been domesticated for agriculture. I get the feeling that's what people base the intelligence of the animal on. If I remember correctly cows don't exactly dig under snow for food where a buffalo will. Might matter what breed the cow is though.