Image Number: APN150924
Media Id: 89_595
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african.pictures /
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Reinhardt Hartzenberg
Description: Addo Elephant National Park is an elephant park situated close to Port Elizabeth in South Africa The original section of the park was founded in 1931, in part due to Sydney Skaife, in order to provide a sanctuary for the eleven remaining elephants in the area. The park has proved to be very successful and currently houses more than 450 elephants, 400 Cape buffalo, over 48 endangered black rhino as well as a variety of antelope species. Lion and spotted hyena has also recently been re-introduced to the area. A species unique to the area is the flightless dung beetle, namely Circellium bacchus.The original park has subsequently been expanded to include the Woody Cape Nature Reserve that extends from the Sundays River mouth towards Alexandria and a marine reserve, which includes St. Croix Island and Bird Island, an important breeding habitat for gannets and penguins, not to mention a large variety of other marine life. Bird Island is home to the world's largest breeding colony of gannets
Collections: Independent Photographers
Subcollections:
Reinhardt Hartzenberg
Country: South Africa
Orientation: panoramic
Pixel Size: 8944 x 2931
Credit: Reinhardt Hartzenberg / Independent Photographers / african.pictures
Keywords:
colour image ,
South Africa,
Africa,
horizontal,
landscape,
scenery,
October,
2001,
2000s,
wide angle ,
panoramic views,
Addo Elephant National Park,
Eastern Cape,
hills,
sunrise,
Golden light,
grass fields,
,
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Property Release: No