Addo's top attraction is the elephant population. All of the Big Five are present, and lion are sometimes encountered early in the morning. Black rhino is very shy and tends to stay in the thickets. Giraffe is absent, as it has never occurred in the area, and hippo are only found in the rarely visited Zuurberg Mountains section of the park.
Wildlife Highlights
Some of the more interesting antelope species regularly encountered are greater kudu, red hartebeest and eland. The endemic flightless dung beetle has right-of-way on the roads and plays an important role in recycling nutrients to stimulate vegetation growth.
Best Time for Wildlife Viewing
While wildlife viewing is always good in Addo, it is marginally better during the drier months of the year (June to September) when animals congregate at the man-made waterholes. However, the weather is more pleasant from October to May.
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