The Big Five

The Kruger National Park's Big Five ELEPHANT CAPE BUFFALO LION LEOPARD BLACK RHINO ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE BIG 5 BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY HUNTING THEM 40000 n 35000 30000 25000 E 20000 15000 10000 THE KRUGER NATLONAL PARK IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF THE BIG FIVE IN SOUTH, AFRICA 5000 Population of Big Five Elephants 11,652 Lions 2,800 I Black Rhino 350 Cape Buffalo 27,000 I Leopard 2,000 200 IBHANGE LOMBUSO LASENINGIMU ATRIRA 50 BHANKI ENGUVIMBA TOMZANTSI AFRIKA 113235580 LEDI93814 E 3075352 C 2001 50 10 BANKA YA RISEFE YA AFRIKA BORWA BANNGA YA VHUKATI YA AFRIKA TSHIPEHBE LIBHANGESILULU LEHINGIZIHU AFRIKA DI) PANKA YA RESEFE YA AFRIKA BORWA H3665810 D EACH SOUTH AFRICAN BANK NOTE HAS A PICTURE OF THE 5 ANIMALS ON IT BANKANDOLO YA APORIRABORWA 104176235B 100 20 BANGINKULU YA AFRIKA-DZONGA nnOMALEIumu etrwLA AEICA OUT OF THE FIVE, THE BLACK RHINO IS THE MOST ENDANGERED DUE TO POACHING X 668 RHINOS KILLED IN 2012 RHINO HORN X R850,000 (US $85,000)/KG OUT OF THE 3000 TIMES A LIONESS WILL COPULATE, SHE LL GIVE BIRTH TO ABOUT 4 CUBS AND ONLY ONE WILL MAKE IT TO A YEAR 8KM (5MILES) RADIUS 140 DECIBELS LEOPARDS CAN CARRY UP TO 3 TIMES THEIR BODY WEIGHT UP 6M HIGH TREES 6M 60KG X 3 = 180KG SPEED: 57KM/H (35MPH) BUFFALOS HUNT LIONS AND THEIR CUBS AS A PREEMPTIVE MEASURE. THEY'RE ALSO KNOWN TO AMBUSH AND KILL MOREHUNTERS IN AFRICA THAN ANY OTHER WILD ANIMAL APART FROM HUMANS, ELEPHANTS ARE THE ONLY MAMMALS THAT MOURN FOR THEIR DEAD IN CAPTIVITY ELEPHANTS CAN LEARN HOW TO OPEN LOCKS AND EVEN PAINT INTERESTING ARTWORK USING THEIR TRUNKS Contact Details: +27 86 199 5554 YDO SAF [email protected] RIS http://www.tvdonsafaris.com/ AN3665810 D ACO193844 E AD4176235 B AA3075352 C Number of Animals