This book of stunning images by an award-winning photographer showcases the Big Five - Africa's greatest attraction

Everybody has heard of Africa's "big five" animals (Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino, and Elephant) but not many people know the "small five." In this story, when one group is pitted against the other in a battle of wit and skills, Doodlebug, Beetle, Weaver Bird, Tortoise, and Shrew all show they're as good as their big rivals!

The 'Big Five' - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo - top the list of animals wildlife enthusiasts most want to view and photograph. This beautifully produced book presents these sought after animals in dramatic, striking photography by award-winning photographers Gerald Hinde and Richard du Toit. Will Taylor's informative and entertaining text covers the basic biology and ecology of each of these fascinating animals, interspersed with unusual and interesting facts and observations, as well as anecdotes from the author's personal experiences. This engaging and beautiful book will appeal to wildlife lovers, visitors to Africa and anyone with specific interest in African wildlife.

A playful and informative story about wild animals and about the love between a child and a grandparent.

The Big Five Safari Book is all about the Big Five Safari animals found in Africa. These are the elephant, lion, leopard, rhinoceros, and African buffalo. The book is in both English and Kiswahili, giving little readers the opportunity to see the text in both languages on each page. Over 20 beautiful photographs and illustrations accompany simple facts about each animal. The Big Five Safari book provides an opportunity for little readers to go on their own virtual safari while in the comfort of their own home.Kitabu Tano Kubwa kinahusu wanyama watano wakubwa wanaopatikana Afrika. Wanyama hawa ni tembo au ndovu, simba, chui, kifaru, na nyati wa Afrika. Kitabu hiki kimeandikwa kwa lugha mbili; Kingereza na Kiswahili ili kuwapa watoto wachanga fursa ya kukisoma kwa lugha hizi zote mbili katika kila ukurasa. Picha maridadi na vielelezo zaidi ya ishirini vinafuatwa na ukweli rahisi kuhusu kila mnyama. Kitabu cha tano kubwa kitawapa wasomaji wadogo nafasi ya kwenda safari kimawazo wakiwa wamestarehe kwao nyumbani.

"Visiting game reserves is, for most, all about ticking off the Big Five. Not for Justin Fox. He embarks on a humourous, quirky, frustrating journey in search of South Africa's most elusive mammals, the 'Impossible Five': Cape mountain leopard, aardvark, pangolin, riverine rabbit and naturally occurring white lion. Besides animals, the book is peopled with a lovable cast of eccentric characters and provides compelling insights into wild South Africa."--Back cover.

Critically acclaimed as a master of adventure writing for Death in the Long Grass and Death in the Silent Places, former professional hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick takes us back to Africa to encounter the world’s most dangerous big-game animals. After consulting African game experts and recalling his own experiences and those of his colleagues, Capstick has written chilling, authoritative accounts of hunting the five most dangerous killers on the African continent—lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhinoceros. The classic big-game animals are unmatched as a test of a hunter’s skill and courage. With a command of exciting prose, Capstick brings us along on the chase. The warning snarl of a crouching lion, the swish of grass that reveals a leopard, the enraged scream of a wounded elephant, the cloud of dust that marks a herd of Cape buffalo, the earthshaking charge of a rhino are recreated in heart-stopping, nerve-racking detail. In Death in the Dark Continent, Capstick brings to life all the suspense, fear and exhilaration of stalking ferocious killers under primitive, savage conditions, with the ever present threat of death.

From the master of African adventure writing, Peter Hathway Capstick presents the first modern authoritative, comprehensive travel guide to African safari. Drawn from his years of experience as a professional hunter, Capstick’s Safari: The Last Adventure explains the preparations and procedures involved in his African expeditions: how to select and book a safari; where and when to go; fees and licenses; the guns, ammo, and personal equipment needed. Chapters on each of the Big Five (lion, Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, and rhino—the trophies most hunters want to take) describe the techniques, thrills, and dangers of hunting these clever and cunning animals. The other memorable delights of safari, like camp life, bird shooting, fishing, photography, and game viewing in wildlife parks, are also celebrated in this indispensable guide. Packed with solid advice and nuggets of campfire lore and hunting yarns, illustrated with thirty-four black and white photographs and six line drawings, this indispensable book is a classic work in its field, essential equipment for anyone going on safari or just dreaming of one...

A charming new picture book from the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom!

There is nowhere on Earth like Africa for observing wild cats. A week spent in the superb national parks and game reserves produces almost guaranteed sightings of the three most spectacular and sought-after species - lions, cheetahs and leopards. Yet, alongside the big three, Africa is home to a further seven species of cat far less conspicuous than their larger cousins. Of these, the caracal, serval and African wildcat are marginally better known, while few people have seen the remaining four - the black-footed cat, African golden cat, jungle cat and sand cat. Rarely observed and little understood, most have never been the focus of dedicated scientific research. This book covers all 10 species. Inevitably, the bias is towards the large, well-studied cats but it includes all that is known about the smaller species, including observations and data from their Asian range or from captivity to fill in some gaps. Chapters deal with evolution and anatomy, predation, social systems, reproduction and survival, competition and conflict, and conservation, and include the most current research findings from around the continent. Supported by a wealth of dramatic and beautiful images, this is a comprehensive overview of the cat family in Africa - from the famous and popular African parks with their celebrated, safari-friendly felids, to the few remaining places on the continent uninhabited by people, where a wild cat may spend its entire life without feeling the effects of the human presence. Unfortunately, such untrammelled freedom is rare. The challenges facing cats in Africa are profound. Only one, the ubiquitous domestic cat, does not require dedicated conservation activity to ensure its survival for the next century. More than at any time in history, the fate of Africa's wild cats is in our hands.