The "Big 5" refers to the African: Cape buffalo, lion,
rhino, leopard and elephant. Why not the hippo, gorilla or giraffe you
may ask? Are they not large as well? How about the cheetah -- that
would be an animal you would probably like to see as much as a buffalo. Well,
the term "big five" was actually coined by big game hunters. It refers
to the difficulty in bagging these large animals, mostly due to their ferocity
when cornered and shot at.
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(left) 350th death anniversary of Peter Paul Rubens (1577
- 1640)
(right) Wild Animals of Tanzania (2010 issue):
Elephants.
Thx Steve!
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1 comments:
I liked the title until I read the definition. How sad. Why does killing a creature satisfy some people?
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