Water Buffalo: Characteristics, Diet, Facts & More Fact Sheet The herds are also divided in accordance with the gender in some subspecies. The calves tend to be with the maternal herd until the age of three years, after which they join the male herd. The number of buffaloes in a herd can go up to 1000 in some cases. The male buffalo can grow in height to about 55 inches whereas the females grow tend to max out around 50 …