The Big 5 Mammals Of South Africa... Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo And Leopard

The South African Big 5

The South African Big 5 are some of the most well known mammals in the world. I am sure if you ask any person, anywhere in the world they will be able to name at least one animal from the South African Big 5 family. The Big 5 is made up of the most dangerous mammals in South Africa and the Lion, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo and Leopard make up the Big 5 list. Click the link for all the information you could ever wish for about the South African Big 5!

African Lion African Lions are cooperative carnivores and live in prides of 3-25.Male African lions are the true leaders of  the pride and defend their home range...

African Elephant The African Elephant is found in breeding herds that consist of 6-300+ Individuals. A female Matriaque leads the herd that is made up of juveniles...

African (Cape) Buffalo The African Buffalo are gregarious animals and form herds of 15-300 individuals, although there have been sightings of 800 and more in a herd...

White Rhino The White Rhino gets it's name, not for the colouring of its skin, but because of the size of the Rhinos mouth. As the White Rhinos name comes...

Black Rhino The Black Rhino, like the White Rhino, suffered a lot from poaching and at one stage there were only about 180 left in the wild in the whole of South Africa...

Southern Leopard The Leopard is a solitary creature that moves around at night.  Leopard are the least seen of the Big Five because they are so secretive, although the numbers...

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