There was so much more than the Big Five to see in Africa, but that seems like as good a point as any to start sharing animal photos. Of the five, I think the ones that get the least recognition over here are Cape Buffalo so I figured I'd start with them to try and spread awareness.
Not to be confused with water buffalo, the cape buffalo is an ornery and terrifying ton of angry beef rather than a docile work animal. They are in fact some of the most dangerous animals in the area and are still responsible for many deaths every year. The grass in many areas of Kenya/Tanzania is so long that they can be sitting down and disappear into its cover and people walking around will be unaware of them until they are almost on top of them.
Scarier still, if injured they will be aware that they are leaving a blood trail that people will follow, and are known for going far ahead and then looping around to wait in the grass by the side of their own trail to gore and trample whoever happens to be following them.
We saw them throughout our trip in groups of anywhere between 3 to 400 and ranging from the savanna to mountain forests and they always blew us away with their size and power.
Not to be confused with water buffalo, the cape buffalo is an ornery and terrifying ton of angry beef rather than a docile work animal. They are in fact some of the most dangerous animals in the area and are still responsible for many deaths every year. The grass in many areas of Kenya/Tanzania is so long that they can be sitting down and disappear into its cover and people walking around will be unaware of them until they are almost on top of them.
Scarier still, if injured they will be aware that they are leaving a blood trail that people will follow, and are known for going far ahead and then looping around to wait in the grass by the side of their own trail to gore and trample whoever happens to be following them.
We saw them throughout our trip in groups of anywhere between 3 to 400 and ranging from the savanna to mountain forests and they always blew us away with their size and power.
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