10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five , but do you know there is also an equally fascinating Little Five ? Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. This blog post will discuss both the Big and Little members of these quintuplets.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. Buffalo, even the big giant extinct ones that previously roamed Africa, are in some ways easier, though with drawbacks. Your argument is invalid.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

Reddit Animals

DECEMBER 15, 2023

forest buffalo goes into first ​ hyena: The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportionism it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste.

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Africa Buffalo Ostriches Animal 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2020

A single morning birding the thorny desert of Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley yielded several species at a rate I at times struggled to keep up with. Along the track, the shimmering scarlet gorget of a Hunter’s Sunbird shone like a beacon. Hunter’s Sunbird. Dark Chanting Goshawk.

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Kenya Owls Hunters Ostriches 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

I wrote about the Hoatzin here a couple of years ago when Gerald Mayr published a paper hypothesizing that Hoatzins invaded South America from Africa by raft. Secretarybird ( Sagittarius serpentarius ) in Kenya by David J. The story just keeps getting better. Hoatzin ( Opisthocomus hoazin ) by Carine06.

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Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 276