Lion (Panthera leo)

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

The phrase Big Five game was coined by big-game hunters and refers to the five large mammals that were sought in Africa.^[1] The term is still used in most tourist and wildlife guides that discuss African wildlife safaris. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 307 KB) Photographers comment: [sic] some lionesses down below growling and pacing but they were in the shade so I didnt get very good pictures of them. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 307 KB) Photographers comment: [sic] some lionesses down below growling and pacing but they were in the shade so I didnt get very good pictures of them. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1536 × 1024 pixel, file size: 635 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self-made picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1536 × 1024 pixel, file size: 635 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Self-made picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (1373 × 1027 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (1373 × 1027 pixel, file size: 1. ... Photo taken by Sandra Fenley of an African Leopard while on safari in Africa File links The following pages link to this file: Leopard Categories: GFDL images ... Photo taken by Sandra Fenley of an African Leopard while on safari in Africa File links The following pages link to this file: Leopard Categories: GFDL images ... PD image from USFWS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... PD image from USFWS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A big-game hunter is a person engaged in the sport of hunting large animals or game. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Map of Africa 1890 Look up safari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The collection consists of the lion, the African elephant, the African Buffalo, the leopard and the rhinoceros, either the black rhinoceros or the white rhinoceros.^[1] The members of the big five were chosen for the difficulty in hunting them^[1] and not their size, which is why the leopard is on the list and the enormous hippopotamus is not. For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... Distribution of Loxodonta africana (2007) Species Loxodonta adaurora (extinct) Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis African elephants are the two species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta, one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. ... Binomial name Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) Subspecies The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758 The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera, along with the tiger (), the lion () and the jaguar (). Once distributed across southern Eurasia and Africa from... Black Rhino from Howletts Wild Animal Park For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Black Rhinoceros range Subspecies Diceros bicornis michaeli Diceros bicornis longipes Diceros bicornis minor Diceros bicornis bicornis The Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis also colloquially Black Rhino is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South... Binomial name Ceratotherium simum Burchell, 1817 The White Rhinoceros original range (orange: Northern (C. s. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758[2] Range map[1] The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), often shortened to hippo, is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy...

Safari Club International, an organization dedicated to trophy hunters, offers a trophy for hunting all five species, called the "African Big Five Grand Slam," along with 14 other Grand Slams for other species, and a total of more than 40 different awards. Safari Club International is an international organization composed of trophy hunters and supporters of hunting. ...

The big five are among the most dangerous mammals: The article attempts to categorize the relative dangers of different Biota to humans. ...

• The Lion (Panthera leo) is a large carnivorous feline of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.
• The African elephant is a very large herbivore having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks of ivory, and large, fan-shaped ears. There are two distinct species of African elephant: African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the African Bush Elephant (L. africana).
• The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large horned bovid. It is the most dangerous of the Big Five, reportedly causing the most hunter deaths. ^{[citation needed]}
• The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is a large, carnivorous feline having either tawny fur with dark rosette-like markings or black fur. Leopards are the most difficult to acquire hunting licenses for and are often difficult to hunt due to their behavior and their nocturnal feeding habits. Leopard hunting usually overlaps several weeks of baiting.
• The Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a large, thick-skinned, herbivore having one or two upright horns on the snout.

The 1990 release of South African rand banknotes feature a different Big Five animal on each denomination. For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... This tigers sharp teeth and strong jaws are the classical physical traits expected from carnivorous mammalian predators A carnivore (IPA: ), meaning meat eater (Latin carne meaning flesh and vorare meaning to devour), is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals... “Feline” redirects here. ... Look up mane in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Distribution of Loxodonta africana (2007) Species Loxodonta adaurora (extinct) Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis African elephants are the two species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta, one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. ... A deer and two fawns feeding on some foliage A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants[1]. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered herbivores. ... Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that African Pygmy Elephant be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name (Blumenbach, 1797) The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the larger of the two species of African elephants. ... Binomial name Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) Subspecies The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae. ... Highland cow, a very old long-horned breed from Scotland. ... Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758 The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera, along with the tiger (), the lion () and the jaguar (). Once distributed across southern Eurasia and Africa from... To licence or grant licence is to give permission. ... Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Black Rhinoceros range Subspecies Diceros bicornis michaeli Diceros bicornis longipes Diceros bicornis minor Diceros bicornis bicornis The Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis also colloquially Black Rhino is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South... ISO 4217 Code ZAR User(s) Common Monetary Area: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland Inflation 5. ... A £20 Bank of England banknote. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Zijlma, Anouk. The Big Five: Index. Africa for Visitors. About.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.