Introducing The "Big Five"
When you start researching an African safari , the term "Big Five" often crops up. The "Big 5" refers to the African: lion , leopard , rhino , elephant and Cape buffalo . Why not the hippo , gorilla or giraffe you may ask? Are they not large as well? How about the cheetah -- that would be an animal you would probably like to see as much as a buffalo. Well, the term "big five" was actually coined by big game hunters (not safari tour operators). It refers to the difficulty in bagging these large animals, mostly due to their ferocity when cornered and shot a
Lion keep a close watch on
descending vultures in the hope of locating a potential meal.
Lion are opportunistic predators that will also scavenge food from other
predators, and in this instance were able to locate the vultures and the remains
of a kill in less than 20 minutes.
Although lion spend much of the day
resting, a charging lion dispels any doubts about their strength, speed and
agility. Most chases are short and do not exceed 200 metres,
but a lion can attain a speed of 60 kilometres an hour in a final burst of speed
before bringing down preyt.
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