White hunter is a literary term used for professional big game hunters of European descent, from all over the world, who plied their trade in Africa, especially during the first half of the 20th century. The activity continues in the dozen African countries which still permit big-game hunting. White hunters derived their income from organizing and leading safaris for paying clients, or from the sale of ivory.
R. J. Cunninghame in 1909
Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's 1909 hunting trip helped popularize the African safari.
Leslie Banks (right) as Count Zaroff in a film adaptation of "The Most Dangerous Game"
A safari is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in Southeast Africa. The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important part of the safari market, both for wildlife viewing and big-game hunting.
Photographic safari in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa
Ernest Hemingway posing with a Cape buffalo he shot on a safari hunt in Africa in the early 1950s
A colonial missionary to the Belgian Congo wearing a safari suit with a brutalized native man