Discover The Big Five Animals in Kenya, The Big Five animals are the most famous animals on any tour in Africa. For many, they are what a trip to the savannah is all about. The lion, leopard, African buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros wild types that everyone knows.The name “Big Five” comes from the time when game shooters lived in the colonies and found it hard to track and kill these beautiful animals on foot. The good news is that most of our species has stopped using the law to try to get rid of these natural gifts and now tries to protect and keep them.

When you go on safari in Kenya, you can see the “big 5” animals over and over again, and in our country’s large wildlife national parks, you can even get close to these famous animals.

Which 5 animals make up the “Big 5”?

1. Lions
It would be hard to go on safari without hoping to see the “king of the jungle.” Luckily, several of Kenya’s parks have more than one group of lions. There is an interesting subspecies of lions in the Tsavo Parks called the Tsavo lions. The males have very short manes.

Safari-goers can see the scary cats in Amboseli Park on the border with Tanzania and in Samburu Park to the north.

But the Masai Mara is a must-see because of the huge number of prides and, by extension, individual lions. The park and the conservancies around it are the best places to see these big cats on the hunt, especially from July to October, when the Great Migration is happening.

2. Leopards
The leopard is a night hunter that is out between sunset and dawn. It is very sleek and mysterious. This beautiful predator usually hunts grazers like antelope, gazelle, zebra, and wildebeest. It looks out over the distance from its natural perch high on a tree branch.

You can see leopards in the Masai Mara, Amboseli, and Tsavo Parks, as well as in Nakuru National Park and Ol Pejeta Conservancy, which are smaller parks. At Ol Pejeta, you can go on treks at night, which increases your chances of seeing something.

3. Elephants
The elephant is one of the “Big Five” animals and maybe even all of Africa’s animals. It walks through most of Kenya’s game parks. The huge pachyderm is often seen walking with its young in groups to and from drinking holes. The elephant eats plants and is often seen ripping off big branches of leaves to eat.
The African Tsavo East National Park Safaris in Kenya
The elephant population in Samburu Park is very large, with almost 1,000 of them. There are, however, so many elephants in Amboseli, a smaller park, that you will definitely see them, and most likely see them many times during your trip.
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4. Buffalos
The only one of the “Big Five” that isn’t endangered or fragile is this dangerous animal. Hunters always thought it was the most dangerous because it was easily startled and would charge its prey, especially if it was hurt.

Most of Kenya’s game parks are home to this unique and sometimes grumpy horned bovid.

5. Rhinos
The big rhino is a unique animal to see because of its huge, hulking body and unique set of horns that stick out from its bridge of the nose. Even though they look big and dangerous, rhinos are very shy, and it’s not always easy to find them in the wild.

The rhino is the most threatened of the “Big Five,” so special areas have been set aside to protect them from poachers and help the population grow again.

African rhinos in Lake Nakuru National Park

There are rhinos in most of the wildlife parks, but the ones that are best for seeing them are Nairobi National Park, Ol Pejeta, and Lake Nakuru.

These five unique species, each with its own story, will make your trip more interesting and make you want to protect them so that future generations can enjoy them too.