Here’s a closer look at Africa’s Big Five and the best places to see them! As king of the beasts, the lion is one of the most iconic animals you’ll see in Africa. These big cats can grow up ...

It is legal to hunt most big game animals, including the big five, on private game reserves in South Africa, home to the biggest hunting industry on the continent. The buffalo is sometimes ...

If you’ve gone on an African safari ... and dangerous animals to hunt on foot. These animals are still hunted today, but a shift toward tourism has also made seeing the Big Five an “awe ...

But the gorilla, tiger and polar bear are new entries, unseating the leopard, rhino and African buffalo. “I hope the five animals people have chosen for the New Big 5 can focus people’s minds ...

The name is derived from the "Big 5," an old term used by trophy hunters in Africa for the five most prized and dangerous animals to shoot and kill: elephant, rhino, leopard, Cape buffalo and lion.

Originally a term used by trophy hunters in Africa, the “Big Five” described the animals most challenging to shoot and kill: the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo. Nowadays ...

Once emptied of wildlife, South Africa's Babanango Game Reserve is now home to the Big ... animals since the process of game translocation – and remediating landscapes – began, in earnest ...