- The African Lion - the largest in the cat family
- Leopard - probably our most beautiful large cat - and one that I have NEVER seen in the wild - how sad is that?
- The African Elephant - the larges land animal
- The White and Black Rhinoceros - with the Black rhino being the most dangerous
- African Buffalo - cunning and dangerous with the nickname "dagga" which is the local African word for mud (they love wallowing in mud) and not some local weed!
Now - how's this for interesting? The Big Five will soon become the Big Seven with the addition of sharks and whales! I don't know if I agree with that - they're not African animals! What do you think?
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I agree ! What are the chances you will see those two on a game drive in the Pilanesburg ?
Have a super afternoon !!!
And we don't usually think of them as animals.
Mama Bear
The Big 5 will always stay just that. The Big 7 is something we in the Easyern Cape have started to use. It was first coined by the Addo Elephant National Park as they now have a marine reserve as part of the park, which is something very few parks or reserves in the world can say. The Big 7 was coined as a marketing thing to show how unique the area is having both the Big 5 as well as the Great White Shark and Southern Rights Whales within its borders.
I don't think those should be included. The Big 5 should be unique to Africa, in my opinion.
Who is including those new two?
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