Family

Hippopotamuses

Hippopotamidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyHippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)

Species in this group

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Hippopotamus amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hippopotamuses

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

Hippopotamuses

Species in this group

Common Hippopotamus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hippopotamuses

Parks Ranked