Description Spidee had an amazing day. Can you believe that the Big Five is really here in Africa? To think that Spidee actually met these gigantic game. Here is what Spidee learned about them today:The collection consists of the lion(Panthera leo), the African elephant(Loxodonta africana), the Cape Buffalo(Syncerus caffer), the leopard(Panthera pardus) and the rhinoceros(Diceros bicornis), either the black rhinoceros or the white rhinoceros. The members of the big five were chosen for the difficulty in hunting them and not their size, which is why the leopard is on the list and the hippopotamus is not.Safari Club International, an organization dedicated to trophy hunters, offers a trophy for hunting all five species, called the 'African Big Five Grand Slam,' along with 14 other Grand Slams for other species, and a total of more than 40 different awards.The big five are among the most dangerous mammals:* The Lion (Panthera leo) is a large carnivorous feline of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.* The African elephant is a very large herbivore having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks of ivory, and large, fan-shaped ears. There are two distinct species of African elephant: African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana).* The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large horned bovid. It is the most dangerous of the Big Five, reportedly causing the most hunter deaths.[citation needed]* The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is a large, carnivorous feline having either tawny fur with dark rosette-like markings or black fur. Leopards are the most difficult to acquire hunting licenses for and are often difficult to hunt due to their behavior and their nocturnal feeding habits. Leopard hunting usually overlaps several weeks of baiting.* The Rhinoceros is