Plains game is well established in literature and conversation as the sporting hunter's generic term for all those fair-game species of antelope and gazelle which are to be found - typically in rather open plains or savanna habitats - throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The term is all-embracing, unscientific  and rather imprecise , encompassing a great range of species from the little springbok and Thomson's gazelle to the very much larger kudu and eland. Plains game species are distinct from species of dangerous game, which generally consists of the Big 5 as well as crocodile and hippopotamus  .
Plains game is well established in literature and conversation as the sporting hunter's generic term for all those fair-game species of antelope and gazelle which are to be found - typically in rather open plains or savanna habitats - throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The term is all-embracing, unscientific , and rather imprecise . Impala and Thomson's gazelle are classic examples of plains game, but the term also encompasses a great range of species from the diminutive steenbok to the massive eland. Plains game species are distinct from species of dangerous game, which generally consists of the Big 5 as well as crocodile and hippopotamus . For this reason, virtually any species of game in Africa that is not considered dangerous game may be broadly referred to as plains game .
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