Community Lens for Dec. 21

Adrienne Zinn of Atlanta submitted this photo of a family trip in June. “[It] gave us incredible moments as the animals of Tanzania wandered fearlessly close to us humans in our safari vehicles, ” she wrote. “This mother and her two youngsters trailing behind her caught my eye through my camera. It was a beautiful glimpse into the wildlife and the ‘big five.’ In fact, we were lucky to see all five!” The “Big Five” is a term big-game hunters came up with for the five most difficult African species to track and hunt on foot. Though all five species — lion, leopard, elephant, black rhinoceros, and African buffalo — are indeed big, hunters singled out these species not because of their size, but because of the danger and difficulty involved in bringing them down. With conservation efforts and local governments banning big game hunting, the term is now used for photo safaris.