Family

Hyaenas

Hyaenidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

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

Crocuta crocuta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Hyaena brunnea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Proteles cristata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hyaena dubbah

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hyaena hyaena

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hyaenas

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	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
3	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~60%
	Brown Hyaena			~40%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Brown Hyaena			~10%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~50%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
	Brown Hyaena			~20%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
20	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~20%
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Brown Hyaena			~30%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~20%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
25	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~20%
	Brown Hyaena			~10%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
26	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~20%
	Brown Hyaena			~10%
27	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~30%
	Brown Hyaena			~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
29	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			~20%
30	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			~10%
	Hyaena dubbah			~10%
33	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
36	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
37	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
38	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			~10%
40	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
41	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			~10%
43	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
44	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
45	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
46	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			~10%
47	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
48	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
49	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data

Hyaenas

Species in this group

Spotted Hyena

Brown Hyaena

Aardwolf

Hyaena dubbah

Striped Hyena

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hyaenas

Parks Ranked