Chacma Baboon

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Chacma Baboon sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chacma Baboon in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Chacma Baboon in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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