大嶼山南部尤其是牛牯灣周圍都可以看到雄偉的水牛， 估計大約有100隻左右野水牛。
水牛不是香港本地種。 它們在20世紀初進口，因為強度使其非常適合在沿海地區耕作稻田。 第二次世界大戰後，香港迅速發展成為一個製造業中心，人們離開農場到其他地方獲得高薪工作，他們所擁有的牲畜只有自生自滅。
Majestic water buffaloes can be seen all around South Lantau Island and especially around Ngau Kwu Wan. There are an estimated 100 or so feral buffaloes.
Water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), are not native to Hong Kong. They were imported in the early 20th century because their strength made them ideal for plowing rice fields in coastal areas. After World War II Hong Kong developed rapidly into a manufacturing centre, and as people left the farms for better-paying jobs elsewhere the livestock they owned were left to fend for themselves.
