Big 5: Lion

Scientific name: Panthera Leo, total length 2.5 – 3.3 m, tail length 1m, shoulder height 1,2m.

Identification Pointers: Large; uniform tawny coloration, most adult males have long manes, with a dark tipped tail.

Reproduction: No fixed breading period, givin...

Big 5: Buffalo

Scientific name: Syncerus Caffer, total length 3,2 – 4,4 m, tail length 70cm’s, shoulder height 1,4 m, weight 700Kg’s.

Identification Pointers: cattle-like appearance, large size, heavy build, savanna race massive horns and overall dark brown to black colour.

Big 5: Leopard

Scientific name: Panthera Pardus, total length 1,6 – 2,1m, tail length 68-110 cm’s, shoulder height 70 -80 cm’s, weight 20-90Kg’s.

Identification Pointers: Large, cat-like appearance, rosette spots on body, solid black spots on body, head and sides.

Big 5: Elephant

Scientific name: Loxodonta Africana Africana, total length 7.9 m, shoulder height 3.2 – 4 m, weight: 5000 – 6300 Kg’s

Identification Pointers: Unmistakable large trunk, unusual tusks, large ears.

Reproduction: A single calf weighing 120Kg’s is bor...

Big 5: Rhino

Scientific name: White Rhino Ceratotherium Simum, Black Rhino Diceros bicornis

dentification Pointers: (white) Large head, broad, square muzzle, hump on neck. (black) Large size, pointed upper lip, no hump on neck.