Somali Giraffe

Somali Giraffe

Giraffa reticulata

80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Meru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
90–100
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
90–100
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
80–90%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Somali Giraffe in Meru National Park?

About 85% of visitor-days record a Somali Giraffe sighting in Meru National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Somali Giraffe in Meru National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Somali Giraffe in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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