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Tanzania: On the search for the ‘BIG FIVE’

Tanzania: On the search for the ‘BIG FIVE’

A safari in Africa usually includes an attempt to spot the “Big Five”. This includes seeing an African lion, an African elephant, a rhinoceros, a leopard and … a Cape buffalo.  ‘Wait!’ I hear you cry. ‘A buffalo? Not a cheetah or a hippo? Or even a giraffe?’Nope. The fifth animal that you must see on safari in Africa is definitely the Cape buffalo. I did not make this up.  Why a buffalo?The term ‘Big Five’ was actually coined by game-hunters and…

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