Family

Elephants

Elephantidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 73 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderProboscidea (Proboscideans)
FamilyElephantidae (Elephants)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Elephas maximus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Loxodonta africana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Loxodonta cyclotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Elephants

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Asian Elephant			~80%
2	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Asian Elephant			~80%
3	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Asian Elephant			~80%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Asian Elephant			~80%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
11	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
12	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Asian Elephant			~80%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~80%
	African Bush Elephant			~80%
14	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
15	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
16	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
18	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~70%
	Asian Elephant			~70%
19	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
21	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~70%
	Asian Elephant			~70%
22	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~70%
	Asian Elephant			~70%
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
24	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~70%
	Asian Elephant			~70%
25	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
29	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	African Bush Elephant			~70%
30	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Asian Elephant			~60%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
32	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~60%
	Asian Elephant			~60%
33	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
34	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
35	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
36	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
38	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
39	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	African Bush Elephant			~60%
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	African Bush Elephant			~50%
42	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	African Bush Elephant			~50%
43	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	African Bush Elephant			~50%
44	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~50%
	Asian Elephant			~50%
45	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Asian Elephant			~50%
46	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Asian Elephant			~50%
47	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Asian Elephant			~40%
48	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~40%
	African Bush Elephant			~40%
	African Forest Elephant			Insufficient data
49	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	African Bush Elephant			~40%
50	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Asian Elephant			~40%
51	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~40%
	Asian Elephant			~40%
52	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	African Bush Elephant			~40%
53	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~40%
	Asian Elephant			~40%
54	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	African Bush Elephant			~40%
55	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	~30%
	Asian Elephant			~30%
56	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	African Forest Elephant			~20%
	African Bush Elephant			Insufficient data
57	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~30%
	Asian Elephant			~30%
58	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	African Forest Elephant			Insufficient data
59	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~20%
	Asian Elephant			~20%
60	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
61	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Bush Elephant			Insufficient data
62	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~20%
	Asian Elephant			~20%
63	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
64	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~10%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
65	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Asian Elephant			~10%
66	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	African Forest Elephant			Insufficient data
67	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
68	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
69	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Forest Elephant			Insufficient data
70	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Bush Elephant			Insufficient data
71	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	African Bush Elephant			~10%
72	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Asian Elephant			Insufficient data
73	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	African Bush Elephant			Insufficient data

Elephants

Species in this group

Asian Elephant

African Bush Elephant

African Forest Elephant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Elephants

Parks Ranked