Caracal

Closest Relatives at Serengeti 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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
6	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
10	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caracal in Serengeti National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Caracal sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Caracal in Serengeti National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Caracal in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.