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Little five game

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Little five game

In Africa, the little five game animals are:

  • Elephant shrew: a small, insect-eating mammal with a long nose. Elephant shrews are very common in Southern Africa but seldom seen.
  • Buffalo weaver: the buffalo weaver is the easiest among the little five to find and observe.
  • Leopard tortoise
  • Antlion or ant lion
  • Rhino beetle
  • The term little five was brought to life, after safari tourists' successful wildlife experience of the big five in Southern Africa. It was after a call by nature conservationists for visitors also to acknowledge the smaller — less noticed — but still enigmatic, animals of the savanna (called bushveld in South Africa).

    Each "little" species is a contradiction in sheer size to the big five animal, but the first part of its English name relates to one of the famous bigger five animals one-on-one.

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    Little five game Wikipedia