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Burnished golden grasslands stretch beneath an azure Top End sky, where water buffalo cluster in the dappled shade of a weathered tree. A small utility vehicle tracks across the sun-baked paddock, herding a small mob of dark, muscular buffalo cows and their calves. Dry season conditions paint the landscape in muted browns and yellows, with scattered trees providing critical shade and shelter for the hardy livestock. These robust Northern Territory buffalo represent a key agricultural asset, grazing across vast pastoral stations that define Australia's challenging tropical agricultural frontier. The raw video frame captures the essential rhythm of cattle mustering - a timeless dance between stockmen, animals, and an unforgiving landscape where survival depends on resilience and strategic movement. Sparse, heat-stressed trees punctuate the expansive terrain, offering momentary refuge from the relentless northern Australian sun.