Kwaito; Big five; LBJs

[Joseph McCollum]

>--------------------------------------------------------
>BIG FIVE
>
>   No, it doesn't include Michigan State.
>   The Big Five are: buffalo, rhino, elephant, lion, leopard.  Who
>thought this up?
>
Would these be the 5 largest land mammals?  The elephant is the largest.

My desk dictionary says:

bison   7 ft. high at shoulder; total length to 12 ft.
buffalo no dimensions
rhino   5.5 ft. at shoulder; total length 13 ft.
elephant        9-11  ft. at shoulder
lion    3.5 ft at shoulder; total length 9 ft.
leopard 2.5 ft at shoulder; total length 7.5 ft.

No weights are given either.

grizzly bear  3-3.5 ft. at shoulder; length 6-8.5 ft.  (possibly larger
than leopard)
Kodiak bear                length up to 9 ft.
elk             5 ft. at shoulder; length 8 ft.  " (also largest
living deer)

What is the earliest use of "redneck?"  (I suspect it was after 1869).