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1. Lions are plentiful on the Serengeti and Masai Mara. What word, meaning lion, might you hear your guide say when he points at one?
2. This small antelope, having a long neck, can be found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including on the Serengeti. What is the name of this animal, usually found grazing alongside gazelles and topi for safety?
3. Unlike its South American cousin, which African cat is known for hanging its meal high up in trees?
4. One of the most dangerous animals to humans is the African Buffalo. By what other name is this "Big Five" member commonly called?
5. At a distance, this small feline could be mistaken for a cheetah. By what name is this animal, with very distinctive large ears, known?
6. Most numerous in the Serengeti, and classified as a subspecies, what name is given to giraffes with irregular and jagged spots instead of normal, more shapely ones?
7. Going on a safari near rivers and lakes, such as Lake Turkana, north of the Serengeti, could turn frightening if which animal threatened to attack?
8. What funny looking animal makes a yearly migration, known as the "Great Migration", from the southern Serengeti to the northern edge in Masai Mara?
9. This next animal is another one of the "Big Five", believed to cause hundreds of deaths through Africa every year. What animal must spend most of the day in rivers to avoid getting sunburn and heatstroke?
10. The East African species of which animal sports ringed horns that measure nearly 30 inches long on both males and females?
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