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World’s Ugliest Fish

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Interested in finding out about the ugliest fish? Nature is a wonderful thing, but not every ocean creature is as cute as a clownfish or as beautiful as a killer whale.
Elephant seal

Ugly Animals

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Not every creature is as cute as a panda bear or as beautiful as a leopard. In this article, we look at 15 of the world's ugliest ugliest animals with pics!
Leopard lying in tree at Kruger

Best Places For The Big 5 In South Africa

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Looking for where to see the big five in South Africa? Then read on, where we've asked travel experts and bloggers from around the world to share their tips on the best places in South Africa to spot the big five animals.
southern right whale breeching, with green land behind

The Big Seven Animals – What They Are & Where To See Them

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The concept of the 'big seven animals' is a relatively new one, achieved by adding two ocean giants - southern right whale and great white shark – to the existing big five animals of cape buffalo, African elephant, leopard, lion, and rhinoceros.
A maribou stork (of the ugly five) head and shoulders in profile with long speckled yellow beak

What Are ‘The Ugly Five’ Animals?

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Did you know there's a group of animals that have been unfortunately christened 'the ugly five'? Sad but true, the ugly five are made up of hyena, wildebeest, vulture, warthog and the marabou stork... each beautiful in their own way.
3 meerkats standing and looking - part of the shy five group of animals

What Are ‘The Shy Five’ Animals?

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These five types of animals have been named 'the shy five' as sightings of them are so elusive. The shy five group is made up of meerkat, aardvark, porcupine, aardwolf and bat-eared fox.
Rhino beetle close up, standing on twig with green background

What Are ‘The Little Five’ Animals?

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If you've been on safari you may have heard of - or seen - Africa's big five animals of buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino. However, the little five animals of Africa are a far bigger challenge to spot!
close up of cape buffalo head and horns, one of the big five

What Are ‘The Big Five’ Animals?

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These five types of animals were named 'the big five' by hunters in Africa, considered the most difficult and dangerous beasts to kill whilst hunting on foot: Buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and rhino.