The Big Five: Lion

The lion is the king of the jungle. He has a roar that makes that point. He is easy to spot in a game reserve but that is because they are pointed out by the wardens. Once you watch them for a while you must be impressed by how lions merge in with the environment. They melt into the brush. It is as if they are chamelions that take on the color and texture of the grass surrounding them. They tend to be relaxing all the time and simply arrive after the females have made the kill to collect the meal.

The Big Five: Leopard

The Leopard is nocturnal and opportunistic predator. All the Big Five are dangerous for hunters and the Leopards are known to brazingly hunt humans when they gain a taste. Usually they only hunt humans when they are injured since they have a preference for wild prey.
They are most easily spotted and can be seen up close in South African safaris even though they are widely dispersed around the world.

The Big Five: Water Buffalo

The Cape Buffalo or African Buffalo is one of the Big five. It has few predators and can kill humans and lions. They protect their young by herding and keeping the young inside the herd. They will rescue their young in distress. They have not been domesticated like the Asian Buffalo which is not a close relation.

The Big Five: Rhino

The Rhino is the most dangerous animal which kills more people than any other. It is solid like a rock.

The Big Five: Elephant

Elephants require great tracts of land to roam in order to get their daily diet of about 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of grass, leaves, and twigs, and they are increasingly coming into conflict with people in the competition for land.