In
Africa, the
Big Five game animals are the
lion,
leopard,
rhinoceros (both
south-central black and
southern white species),
elephant, and
Cape buffalo.
[1] The term was coined by
big-game hunters, and refers to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot,
[2][3][4] but is now also widely used by
safari tour operators.
[5][2][6]
The 1990 and later releases of
South African rand banknotes feature a different big-five animal on each denomination.
Each of the big five are examples of charismatic megafauna, featuring prominently in popular culture, and are among the most famous of Africa's large animals.
Countries where all can be found include Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Malawi.[7][8]
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