Kenya’s Big Five : The ‘Big five’’ is a term that describes the major 5 African early big game hunters considered most difficult and the most dangerous animal species to hunt on foot in Africa. These animal species includes the African elephant, leopard, lion, Cape buffalo and the rhinoceros. On a Kenya safari the Big five mammals are majorly sighting during the game driving safari in the famous safari destinations like Maasai Mara National Reserve, Tsavo national parks, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru national park, Nairobi national park, Aberdare national park, Samburu National Park and among others.
On a Kenya safari that’s when you get the chance to spot these man eaters especially in the Tsavo national parks as they are roaring themselves in the open savannah that makes your safari the most massive one. Big five mammals are the special animal species that tourists should never leave minus spotting on the Kenya safari.
Kenya’s big five.
African elephant.
An African elephant is the largest land mammal in the entire world. Where some adults can reach at a height of 3 meters. Elephants are such attractive mammals where the bulls and adult males usually live in the solitary way as where the females like living in the groups headed by the matriarch surrounded by the fellows especially the young ones and their off springs.
On a Kenya safari the elephants are known as the gentle giants but on a point if you tend to disturb the elephant that’s when you get to learn how dangerous they are. On a Kenya elephants safari are largely spotted in the Amboseli National Park where you can have the endless magical spotting of the elephants.
Lion.
Lion is known as the king of the jungle that is known as the famous predator on the planet and the fiercest. Lion is the endangered animal species that preys on the zebras, impalas, giraffes, and wildebeest and among other herbivores. The female lions are such the most dangerous ones that do most of the hunting in the wild. The lions though they are known as the dangerous animals but they are generally calm animal species that look as the animal species that seem to be threatened by the close proximity to people. The male lions are different from the females because of their shaggy manes and the males are larger than the females. On a Kenya safari the lions are largely found in Maasai Mara national reserve, Tsavo national parks and others.
Leopard.
Leopards are solitary animal species, as they like living alone. These are known as the elusive mammals in the big five mammals and they like hunting during the night time at times these are called the nocturnal animal species. On a Kenya safari the leopards can be best spotted during the morning game drive or night game drive especially in Maasai Mara national reserve, Amboseli national reserve, compared to during the afternoon game drive these animal species can be rarely found as they can be found partially camouflaged in the undergrowth or behind the trees in the wilderness, Kenya’s Big Five
Buffalo.
Buffalo is also known as the most dangerous mammal to the human beings among the big five mammals. The buffalos are very protective and territorial and when threatened that are always ready with their quick speed. Buffalos are majorly found in the groups and in their large herds. These can be greatly found in the groups and large herds in the savanna and flood plains. On a Kenya safari when you tend to encounter the buffalo they tend to take the aggressive vigilant stand as the elder ones surround the calves to protect them from the intruders, Kenya’s Big Five
Rhino.
A rhino is an endangered animal species. On a wildlife Kenya Safari after spotting on the rhino it’s a rare treat. The lions are under two types that is the black and the white rhino. That is the white rhino gets its name not from its color that is more yellowish grey but from the Dutch word ‘’weid’’ that means wide due to its board and wide mouth. Where the black rhino has got the more pointed mouth which it uses to get food like leaves, stems from the surrounding bushes and trees. Though on the other hand the white rhinos are larger than the black rhinos, on the safari to Kenya the rhinos are spotted in Nairobi national park, Lake Nakuru national park, Lewa wildlife conservancy, and Aberdare national park and among others.
