In India individual leopard were recorded as killing into the hundreds of victims. As a killer of man, individual leopard probably exceed lion and tiger (in Africa and India). But for some reason there have never been the factually recorded accounts of leopard as a mankiller in Africa. I wonder why? Perhaps it is more accepted? Or blamed on lions?

When you hunt in Africa, ask your PH if he has ever had a close encounter (ie injury) with a Big 5 animal. Almost every time if they have had one it is from a leopard. But also almost always the leopard fails to kill. The injuries can be horrific though.

The experts seem to think leopard ranks definitely in the Big Five, so I don't see many today that have the experience to argue with them.

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JMO but even though it has been suggested Hippo makes up the Big Six, maybe if hunted on land. If sniped in the rivers from a riverbank hide other than size I disagree. The species however is the biggest killer of Africans from the animal kingdom.

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PS Its the tiny "5" that kill, the tick, the mosquito, the snake, the virus organism, the STDs.

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PPS I have not had the pleasure of taking either animal yet, so the above is all just armchair theorising. One day ...