Chacma Baboon

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
70–80%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chacma Baboon in Garden Route National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Chacma Baboon sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chacma Baboon in Garden Route National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Chacma Baboon in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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