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Big Five Safari - Sitatunga Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/29/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Have you ever wanted to take a safari and see the wilds of Africa? Have you ever wanted to see the Big Five up close and personal? Well, here's a chance to find the Big Five in your own back yard. The concession is 650 square kilometers, so it is not your typical power series!!!


"Big Five Safari" is a series of caches named after African animals, with the final goal of finding the Big Five (Lion, Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Elephant and Rhinoceros). There are 50 caches in the series, 45 traditional and 5 mystery. Clues for the five mystery caches (the Big Five), are hidden amongst the series. Of course, the Lion (King of beasts), is the hardest to find....You will need to find the four other Big Five first...

The 45 traditional caches are all micros or small L&L and for the most part, are winter friendly and easy to find. The Big Five are regular caches. No need to cross any fences, and the majority of the caches are park and grab!

The Sitatunga is confined to swampy and marshy habitats. Here they occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps. It is a rufous red in juveniles and chestnut in females. There are white facial markings, as well as several stripes and spots all over, though they are only faintly visible. White patches can be seen on the throat, near the head and the chest. The coats of males darken with age, becoming gray to dark brown. Males develop a rough and scraggy mane, usually brown in color, and a white dorsal stripe. There is a chevron between the eyes of the males. See related web page.

Sitatunga at Oji Zoo

Good Luck and Enjoy your Safari!!!!

P.S. Caution should be taken in approaching any of these animals. Be careful with the terrain at all times....

Congratulations to NurseB33 and Gate Keeper for the FTF!!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zngpu Fgvpx Pbagnvare

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)