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Buddy the Beefalo caught, may have been looking for love on farm

Related Topics: Beefalo, Plymouth, Gainesville

Buddy, the cleaver-fleeing, freedom-loving beefalo that has been wandering the woods of Plymouth for more than eight months, was caught late Tuesday, possibly looking for love.

The half-ton bull had wandered onto a farm in town and was hanging out with some cows when the farm owner snagged him and eventually got him into a trailer, Plymouth police Capt. Edward Benecchi said Wednesday. Buddy was taken for a full veterinary exam and ultimately is headed for life of ease at a sanctuary, Benecchi said.

The aggressive, horn-lowering, hoof scratching cross between domestic cattle and bison fled from a local slaughterhouse on Aug.