Northern Giraffe

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru 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	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	60–70%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giraffe in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Northern Giraffe sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Giraffe in Lake Nakuru National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giraffe in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.