On the money!

Did you know that the Big Five feature on the recently re-designed South African Rand banknotes?

White Rhinos or Imikhombe (in isiZulu) decorate the green R10 bill, African Elephants or Izindlovu the brown R20 bill, African Lions or Amabhubesi the red R50 bill, Cape Buffalos or Izinyathi the blue R100 bill, and Leopards or Izingwe the orange R200 bill.

But if you are a ‘Big Five purist’ then the creators of the new money made a slight mistake. White Rhinos, strictly speaking, are not part of the Big Five. It is the Black Rhinos (as in my collage) that should be on the Ten Rand note.

The term Big Five is an old hunting term, which defined the five most dangerous creatures in the African wilderness (to hunt on foot). The Black Rhinos (=Hooked-lipped Rhinoceros) and not the White Rhinos (=Square-lipped Rhinoceros) are part of that exclusive club!

But nowadays the Big Five are very important for African tourism marketing and all Rhinos (white or black) are now included!

… and all of them live around my home at Thanda Safari.

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