The Big Five of Asia

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Yes why not ? But debatable... In Africa, you can find "the big five" in mutual interaction at the same place, and that, at different and still numerous parks (Kruger, Serengeti, Etosha, and so on...). In Asia, impossible. Either they were almost exterminated and live in a few privileged parks (asian lion, asian rhinos, tigers...), or they always have been living inside a specific place (Komodo dragons). Then we can discute about the big five identity, indeed why not the gaur, the brown bear, the indian buffalo, the saltwater croc, as we can discute about the big five in Africa: why the leopard and not the hippos, the Nile croc or even the iconic giraffe ?

First answer about a doubtful option by the german-french tv channel Arte: the reptiles are included among the big five (Komodo dragon). In Africa the big five are all mammals.

The choices are often debatable, even doubtful. In Africa "The big five" are an advertising slogan because before being there, all the travel agencies tell you that you will see them. Something impossible to plan as concerns the asiatic continent. Reply