South Africa's Big Five + Cheetah

Live in the savannahs and grasslands.

• lions and cheetahs

• buffalo and rhino

• elephant

• lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino

Birds follow them and eat insects from their bodies.

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They make their own sunscreen! They roll in mud or cover their bodies with dust.

• Cheetah

• Lion

• Buffalo, rhino and elephant

• Leopard

A group of them is called a crash.

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They don't roar, they purr!

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The fur at the end of their tails is called a

• brush

• tail-end

• tuft

• tip

These cats are NOT nocturnal. They hunt during the day!

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They trumpet to warn the herd of danger.

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They use their tusks to

• shoo off insects

• spray water over their bodies

• dig up roots and strip trees from bark

• balance when they have to run away from other animals

The fastest land animal is the

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