| Have you heard the phrase ‘Big Five Hunt’ | | | | It has either tawny fur with black dark rosette-like |
| or ‘Big Five Game’? Hunters of the past era | | | | markings or black fur. |
| were using this phrase to describe the five most | | | | The African elephant is the largest herbivore mammal |
| difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot. Since then, | | | | on land and weighs between 13,000 to 14,000 |
| Big Five Hunt has been quite popular among hunters | | | | pounds. It has a long, flexible, grasping trunk, |
| of all calibers worldwide. These five ferocious animals | | | | fan-shaped ears and curved tusks of ivory. |
| comprise the lion, the leopard, the African elephant, | | | | The Cape buffalo is a big horned bovine and the |
| the Cape buffalo and the rhinoceros. Though they | | | | most aggressive of the Big Five Hunts. Many hunter |
| are found in many African nations like Kenya, | | | | deaths are caused by it as it stands its grounds to |
| Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Botswana, South | | | | fight till the end when caught in adverse situations. |
| Africa has done exceptionally well in popularizing them | | | | The rhinoceros in black or white is a large herbivore |
| through safari style holidays and Big Five Trophy | | | | with thick skin and one or two straight horns on the |
| hunting. | | | | nose. Though it is quite heavy in weight, it can run at |
| It’ll be a nice idea to give a brief description | | | | a speed of 24 miles per hour. |
| about all the big five animals for the sake of | | | | Let’s get back to Big Five Hunt in South Africa. |
| wannabe hunters. | | | | It is always safer to hunt in the Rainbow Nation in |
| The Lion is a large carnivorous catlike animal of Africa | | | | comparison to other African nations, thanks to highly |
| having a short yellowish-brown coat, a tufted tail and | | | | experienced professional hunters who guide you in |
| a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders, | | | | the Big Five or in Plains Game hunting untiringly. Highly |
| especially found in the male. | | | | regulated professional hunting industry and a great |
| The leopard is also a large carnivorous feline mammal | | | | variety of animals are the other two factors that |
| with unpredictable behavior and nocturnal feeding | | | | contribute immensely in making South Africa the |
| habits that make it difficult to hunt. Big Five Hunt | | | | most sought-after destination for Big Five Hunt. |
| including a leopard may take several weeks of baiting. | | | | |