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November 23, 2025
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If the measure of an African safari’s success is the number of Big Five animals captured on film, IgoUgo members have succeeded in spades. We’re celebrating the victories of our khaki-clad photography collective with their top five photos of each of the Big Five: lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and cape buffaloes.
Lions
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, photo by cdeever
South Africa photo by fastercuddles
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, photo by fluppe
Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia, photo by Jason Elite
Botswana photo by Heynurse3
Elephants
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, photo by bloeth
Chobe National Park, Botswana, photo by Raklak
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, photo by Islay78
Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia, photo by Jason Elite
Etosha National Park, Namibia, photo by allain
Rhinos
Pretoria, South Africa, photo by Ingo
Johannesburg, South Africa, photo by sms50
Djuma Game Reserve, South Africa, photo by Elginah
Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland, photo by ladyanne47
Inyati Private Game Reserve, South Africa, photo by TennTina46
Leopards
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, photo by midtownmjd
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, photo by nofootprint
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, photo by Waldo
Kruger National Park, South Africa, photo by MikeInTown
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, photo by Norman
Cape Buffaloes
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, photo by nofootprint
Kruger National Park, South Africa, photo by sjmclaughlin
Ngorongoro, Tanzania, photo by actonsteve
Kruger National Park, South Africa, photo by MikeInTown
Ngorongoro, Tanzania, photo by nofootprint
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