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JustNature

Post subject: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:25 pm

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Not sure if this has been done already but did not find anything on my search so Mods if it has please move/link.
I was wondering what peoples thoughts and animals would be in a list of Kruger Animals similar to the "Bird Five" list found here

We all know the
Big Five
Elephant
White Rhino
Buffalo
Lion
Leopard

And then we’ve got the
Little Five
Elephant Shrew
Rhino Beatle
Buffalo Weaver
Ant Lion
Leopard Tortoise

What would your choices be for the others?
My thoughts are:
Special Five
Cheetah
Wild Dog
Honey Badger
Caracal
Serval

Smallest Five
Suni
South African hedgehog
Dwarf Mongoose
Bat-eared Fox

Impossible Five
Brown Hyaena :hmz:

Black Rhino
Pangolin
Aardvark
Cape Clawless Otter
Sable
Roan

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BushFairy

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:36 pm

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The Spotted five:
- cheetah
- serval
- spotted hyena
- small-spotted genet
- leopard (well not if one gets technical

)

The nocturnal KNP camp five:
- honey badger
- african civit
- large-spotted genet
- thick-tailed bushbaby
- lesser bushbaby

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100ponder

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:08 pm

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Joined: Tue May 19, 2009 7:47 am
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Location: Amanzimtoti, KZN, RSA.

Does it have to be KNP animals ?

Does it really have to be National Parks Board conservation areas ?

There are MANY animals out there that are hardly if ever referred to in the forums :-

Blue Duiker and Samango sometimes get attention.
Black Wildebees ?
Bontebok ?
Mountain Reedbuck ?
Grey Reebuck ?
Oribi ?
Cape Grysbok

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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:22 pm

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Sorry to seem stupid, but the title says Bird Five...what is that? :redface:

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FlorisCathy

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:57 pm

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Location: The Netherlands

Crested Val wrote:

Sorry to seem stupid, but the title says Bird Five...what is that? :redface:

It's actualy a big 6 birds:
- Kori Bustard
- Martial Eagle
- Lappetfaced Vulture
- Pel's Fishing Owl
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Southern Ground Hornbill

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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:00 pm

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Thanks FlorisCathy!! :thumbs_up:

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JustNature

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:31 am

Joined: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:32 am
Posts: 479

Like this concept thanks BushFairy

BushFairy wrote:

The Spotted five:
- cheetah
- serval
- spotted hyena
- small-spotted genet
- leopard (well not if one gets technical

)

The nocturnal KNP camp five:
- honey badger
- african civit
- large-spotted genet
- thick-tailed bushbaby
- lesser bushbaby

100ponder not necessarily just Kruger was just wondering what animals would you pick :wink:

100ponder wrote:

Does it have to be KNP animals ?
Does it really have to be National Parks Board conservation areas ?
There are MANY animals out there that are hardly if ever referred to in the forums :-
Blue Duiker and Samango sometimes get attention.
Black Wildebees ?
Bontebok ?
Mountain Reedbuck ?
Grey Reebuck ?
Oribi ?
Cape Grysbok

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Jungle Junkie

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:55 pm

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Location: Zambia, inbetween visits to Knysna

JustNature wrote:

Is it not the Black Rhino that makes a Big 5 sighting? :hmz:

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Eagle Owl

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:11 pm

Joined: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:55 pm
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Location: Jakarandastad

Jungle Junkie wrote:

JustNature wrote:

Is it not the Black Rhino that makes a Big 5 sighting? :hmz:

I was under the impression any rhino is part of the Big5... :hmz:

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JustNature

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:39 am

Joined: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:32 am
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Jungle Junkie wrote:

JustNature wrote:

Is it not the Black Rhino that makes a Big 5 sighting? :hmz:

JJ my bad

, the Black Rhino is the Big Five one :thumbs_up:

, but see on some sights they refer to just the Rhino and not specific :huh:

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joekin

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:40 pm

Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 1:32 pm
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Jungle Junkie wrote:

JustNature wrote:

Is it not the Black Rhino that makes a Big 5 sighting? :hmz:

at the rate the poaching in kruger(and the selling of live rhinos to syndicates) the white wil soon be just as rare as the black

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Bush Baptist

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:18 pm

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Location: In the shadow of Table Mountain
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Nice thread JN.

It is subjective, as I would not have sable on impossible, desirable or rare yes.

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Grantmissy

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:41 pm

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:21 am
Posts: 1901
Location: SA

Great lists JustNature. My choice for your special five list would be:

1. Impala
2. Steenbok
3. Jackal
4. Duiker
5. Kudu

:thumbs_up:

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Malealea

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:19 pm

Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:00 pm
Posts: 744
Location: Germany/ Greifswald

@ Bushfairy,

I really like your nocturnal five, but can I add one Animal?
- Genets (Large and small spotted)
- Caracal
- African Civet.

I know that is not a 5 anymore :wink:

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josey

Post subject: Re: Animal Five List (similar to the Bird Five)

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:06 pm

Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 9:05 am
Posts: 137
Location: Hillcrest, Durban

I am not sure where I got this but there is also the Sectret 7 list:
Serval
African Wild Cat
Aardwolf
Pangolin
African Civet
Largespotted Genet
South African Hedgehog

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