Brown Hyaena

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
2	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
6	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Hyaena in Chobe National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Brown Hyaena sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown Hyaena in Chobe National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Hyaena in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.