The Big Five

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Shiko Nguru Illustrated by Michael Machira
Contents Meet the crew! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nairobi National Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What are the Big Five? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Great Migration in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Animal groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Safari rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Learn some Swahili! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 About the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 About the illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Book chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Meet the crew!

Simba

Lion – bravery and leadership

Elie Elephant – smart and curious

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Princess Leopard Leopard – athletic and fierce

Rhinoboy Rhinocerous – tough and loyal

Buff Buffalo – no Amazing Animal Abilities – yet …

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Nairobi National Park

Big Five Treehouse

Tower

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Giraffe

Elephant

Orphanage

Watering hole

Zoe’s dazzle
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What are the Big Five?

Africa’s “Big Five” is the name given to the five African animals that were once the most difficult and dangerous for a person to hunt. These amazing wild animals still make Africa their home, but these days, visitors photograph them rather than hunt them! They are:

Lion

Males are larger, but it’s the females who often do the hunting.

Leopard

Leopards tend to live alone and mostly hunt at night.

They are hard to spot because leopards are well-camouflaged!

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Rhinoceros

Rhino’s horns are made of the same material as our nails!

Their eyesight is poor, so they rely on their very strong sense of smell.

Elephant

Elephants are the largest land mammal in the world! They can run quickly, but can’t jump.

Cape buffalo

Cape buffaloes guard their homes fiercely.

They’re strong swimmers.

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