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7 fact-checked facts about safaris, African wildlife and national parks, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

The word safari comes from Swahili meaning what?

AnswerJourney

Safari means journey in Swahili.

What is the fastest land animal?

AnswerCheetah

Cheetahs can briefly exceed 100 km/h.

Going deeper

In which country is Serengeti National Park?

AnswerTanzania

The Serengeti is in northern Tanzania.

Which animal makes up most of the Great Migration herds?

AnswerWildebeest

Over a million wildebeest move between the Serengeti and Masai Mara.

In which country is Kruger National Park?

AnswerSouth Africa

Kruger is one of Africa's largest parks, in northeastern South Africa.

Expert level

The Okavango Delta is in which country?

AnswerBotswana

The Okavango River fans out into a vast inland delta in Botswana.

Why was the Big Five group originally named?

AnswerThey were considered the hardest animals to hunt on foot

The term came from big-game hunting and is now used by photo safaris.

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