What is the best safari animal?

The Big Five and everything else worth stopping the vehicle for. Note that there is no tiger on this list, because there are no tigers in Africa.

1

Lion

The headline sighting of any African safari — and there is no tiger to compete with here.

2

African Elephant

The largest land animal, and the one that stops every vehicle.

3

Leopard

The hardest of the Big Five to actually see.

4

Black Rhino

Rare, short-tempered and unforgettable.

5

Cape Buffalo

The fifth of the Big Five, and the most underestimated.

6

Giraffe

Visible from further away than anything else on the plain.

7

Cheetah

The sighting everyone hopes turns into a chase.

8

Zebra

The animal that makes a photograph look like a safari.

9

Hippopotamus

Best watched from a distance, in water.

10

Wildebeest

Two million of them crossing a river is the continent's great spectacle.

11

African Wild Dog

Endangered, and the most efficient hunter on the plain.

12

Spotted Hyena

Smarter and more successful than its reputation allows.

13

Ostrich

The largest bird alive, and faster than it looks.

14

Baboon

The troop you are told to keep the car windows shut for.