GORILLAS ON THE LIST

Most South Africans will no longer be able to claim they’ve seen the Big Five. Unless of course they’ve seen a polar bear. And a tiger. And a gorilla. The New Big Five were chosen by the only people who have any business shooting wildlife: photographers. Supported by conservationists such as Dr Jane Goodall, Dr Paula Kahumbu and Dr Tara Stoinski, photographers have helped to redefine this archaic term originally used to describe the five most dangerous animals to hunt on foot in Africa.

Along with polar bears, tigers and gorillas, our familiar favourites, lions