Family

Giraffes and Okapi

Giraffidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyGiraffidae (Giraffes and Okapi)

Species in this group

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

Giraffa reticulata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Giraffa camelopardalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Giraffa giraffa

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

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 Giraffes and Okapi

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	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~90%
	Reticulated Giraffe			~90%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~80%
	East African Giraffe			~80%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~80%
	Northern Giraffe			~80%
4	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	East African Giraffe			~80%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	East African Giraffe			~80%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~70%
	Southern Giraffe			~70%
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~70%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
11	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~70%
	Southern Giraffe			~70%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	Northern Giraffe			~70%
	East African Giraffe			Insufficient data
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~70%
	Northern Giraffe			~70%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~70%
	Northern Giraffe			~70%
16	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~60%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~60%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
19	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	East African Giraffe			~60%
20	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	East African Giraffe			~40%
	Reticulated Giraffe			~20%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Southern Giraffe			~50%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Southern Giraffe			~50%
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
26	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
	Reticulated Giraffe			Insufficient data
28	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Reticulated Giraffe			~50%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	East African Giraffe			~50%
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Southern Giraffe			~40%
32	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Southern Giraffe			~30%
33	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Southern Giraffe			~30%
34	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	East African Giraffe			~30%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Southern Giraffe			~30%
36	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Southern Giraffe			~20%
37	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Northern Giraffe			Insufficient data
38	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	Northern Giraffe			Insufficient data
39	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern Giraffe			Insufficient data
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern Giraffe			Insufficient data

Giraffes and Okapi

Species in this group

Reticulated Giraffe

East African Giraffe

Northern Giraffe

Southern Giraffe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Giraffes and Okapi

Parks Ranked