Rank | Change | Last | Player | Comments |
1
| NC | 1 | Lion
 | Another dominant month with at least a dozen adventurers meeting their fate in this beast’s ravenous maw…but with young lions challenging the incumbent order, will internal disputes distract them from their battle with the Queen’s heroes? |
2
| + 1 | 3 | Tsetse Fly | The lion may be death’s razzle dazzle, but more explorer’s have taken the eternal kip after a fatal kiss from these little blighters. |
3
| - 1 | 2 | Malaria  | Fifteen great white hunters fell to this parasite, and even love of Queen and Country was no antidote! The big question: Has malaria finally got the edge on quinine? Let’s hope not. |
4
| NC | 4 | Kurtz  | He may control a vast swathe of the Congolese hinterland, but his lunacy will eventually lead to his downfall. Problem is, we’ve been saying that every month and it hasn’t happened yet. |
5
| + 1 | 6 | Tarzan  | Yes, he saved Jane from white slavers, but that’s par for the course. We won’t be moving him higher until we know if he’s noble or savage (we’ve heard the “noble savage” oxymoron far too many times already). |
6
| + 5 | 11 | Elephant  | This month they held a great stampede across the Serengeti that took out several hunting expeditions. Were they sending a message for being ranked 11th last month? If so, we hear you! |
7
| - 2 | 5 | Quinine  | Is a future flavouring tonic water all quinine has to look forward to, or does the explorer’s tangy friend have legs left? |
8
| + 5 | 13 | Trader Horn  | Did Trader really save the Queen from crocodiles? People are starting to ask some serious questions about his purported adventures. But until we have proof of their falsity, saving our beloved Monarch moves Mr. Horn upwards. |
9
| - 2 | 7 | Cheetah  | Yes, they’re fast, but they should keep a weary eye on the motorised carriages our industrious inventors are working on in Mother England. |
10
| - 2 | 8 | Rhino  | After a beautiful photo spread in the National Geographic, a nature pictomentary is the next step. But will it give the wrong sort of people ideas? |
11
| NR | - | Hyena  | We find this ranking distasteful, but we cannot ignore the fact that the grinning scavenger has been growing rather plump from the meat scraps on British explorers’ bones. |
12
| NR | - | Queen Victoria  | Until we have proof positive that Trader Horn’s story is a fabrication, we must rank our beloved Queen for bravely surviving an attack from savage crocodiles. But not too high. No disrespect intended. |
13
| - 3 | 10 | Allan Quatermain  | A disappointing adventure with Captain Nemo and Tom Sawyer means the Great Man’s stock is dropping. The Lost City of Gold was a long time ago, Allan. |
14
| + 1 | 15 | Antelope  | While the antelope is swift, we feel they’re running to stay still. They need to seriously work on not being so wonderfully tasty. |
15
| - 1 | 14 | She  | We know she has all the powers in the world, but She’s lack of application is a distinct disappointment. England demands a re-teaming with Quatermain. |
16
| - 7
| 9 | Buffalo  | One desultory stampede (which cracked one of Lady Cartwright’s exquisite Faberge eggs) and the loss of thirteen members to the lions. Have the buffalo finally run into the proverbial wall? |
17
| - 5 | 12 | Hamadryas Baboon  | A disastrous month for these comical simians! Their attempted sacking of the Karga Oasis was a badly-planned travesty, and they began an ill-conceived feud with the Anteaters. The ancient Egyptians are long gone, and no one thinks you’re sacred any more. |
18
| - 2 | 16 | Whistling Thorn  | Hiding ants in your thorns is a great gimmick. But, buddy, what else have you got? |
19
| NR | - | Leopard Tortoise  | No mistakes this month, but general obscurity lands the Leopard Tortoise at the lower end of the rankings. |
20
| NR | - | Wild Date Palm  | Pros: Fruit can be turned into liquor.
Cons: Just a tree. |
