With the land based, traditional members of ther Big 5 in the Addo Elephant National Park, the over 700 free roaming African Elephant, Black Rhino, Lion, Leopard and Cape Buffalo, together with the Great Whales and Sharks as well as Dolphins, African Penguins and many other sea creatures that the concept of viewing the Big 7 has gained popularity in the Eastern Cape and specifically around the city of Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
Some of the most spectacular elephant viewing, but also, antelope species abundant in the main game area of the park include red hartebeest, eland, kudu, bushbuck, gemsbok, black wildebeest, springbok… Black rhino, buffalo are also found in the arid nama-karoo area. Burchell’s zebra, Cape mountain zebra, spotted hyenas, mountain reedbuck, baboons, blue duiker, aardwolf and red rock rabbit are some of the many other game species found in the Park.
