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Which five animals are native to Kenya?

by Lennon Wade

Which five animals are native to Kenya?

The “Big Five” is a term that is used to refer to the 5 African animals that early big game hunters considered most difficult and dangerous animals to hunt on foot in Africa. These animals include the African elephant, lion, leopard, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros.

What are the top 5 animals?

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  • Cheetah. The cheetah is the fastest land animal capable of running up to 80mph.
  • Zebra.
  • Giraffe.
  • Ostrich.
  • Hippopotamus.

What are the small 5 animals?

Here is the other must-see list, the “Little Five”. They are the Elephant Shrew, Ant Lion, Rhinoceros Beetle, Buffalo Weaver and Leopard Tortoise.

Where are the Big 5 animals?

Africa
In Africa, the Big Five game animals are the lion, leopard, black rhinoceros, African bush elephant, and the African buffalo. The term was coined by big-game hunters, and refers to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot, but is now also widely used by safari tour operators.

What is the little 5 in Africa?

They are the Elephant Shrew, Ant Lion, Rhinoceros Beetle, Buffalo Weaver and Leopard Tortoise. Africa’s big game is awesome, but there is also a wealth of interesting smaller species including remarkable birdlife, small game and strange insects.

What is the smallest African animal?

The Little Five Animals Of Africa

  1. Antlion. The Antlion is the smallest member of the little 5 club – known as a doodlebug in America because of the patterns it makes in sand – and found predominantly in sandy, arid areas throughout Africa.
  2. Bufflo Weaver.
  3. Elephant Shrew.
  4. Leopard Tortoise.
  5. Rhinoceros Beetle.

What animals are native in Kenya?

– East African Oryx (a.k.a. Beisa) – Gerenuk (a.k.a. Giraffe Gazelle) – Grevy’s Zebra – Reticulated Giraffe – Somali Ostrich

Who are the Big Five in Kenya?

The Lion. Lions weigh about 225kg and considered the most dangerous of the five animals.

  • Elephant. An elephant weighs about 6 tones and is considered the largest mammal in the world.
  • Leopard. One of the fastest and independent animals on earth.
  • Rhino. There are two species which are the white and the black rhino.
  • Buffalo.

    • What animals are Big 5?

    The Big Five of wildlife. The “Big Five” is a group of animals of Africa : cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino. The term “Big Five” was coined by hunters who referred to the difficulty in hunting these wild animals because of their ferocity when cornered.

    Is there hunting in Kenya?

    Hunting was banned in Kenya in the 1970’s. There is no commercial hunting in the Country. As such, the wildlife outside the parks is severely limited. I lived in Nairobi a summer (1999). Took several road trips and saw very little wildlife outside the game parks.