Gemsbok

Closest Relatives at Etosha 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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	60–70%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
5	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gemsbok in Etosha National Park?

About 62% of visitor-days record a Gemsbok sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gemsbok in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Gemsbok in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.