Genus

Baboons

Papio

6 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
GenusPapio (Baboons)

Species in this group

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

Papio anubis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Papio papio

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Papio ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Papio hamadryas

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Papio cynocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Papio kindae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

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 Baboons

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	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~90%
	Hamadryas Baboon			~70%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
6	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~80%
	Guinea Baboon			~80%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
8	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
9	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~70%
	Chacma Baboon			~70%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~70%
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~70%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
	Kinda Baboon			Insufficient data
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
	Kinda Baboon			Insufficient data
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
	Olive Baboon			~20%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~60%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
	Kinda Baboon			Insufficient data
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~60%
	Kinda Baboon			~50%
	Chacma Baboon			Insufficient data
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
20	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
22	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
24	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
	Kinda Baboon			Insufficient data
29	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Yellow Baboon			~50%
	Olive Baboon			Insufficient data
30	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
33	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
34	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
37	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
38	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Yellow Baboon			~40%
39	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Yellow Baboon			~40%
40	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Yellow Baboon			~40%
41	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
42	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
45	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	Olive Baboon			Insufficient data
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
48	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%
49	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%
50	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Yellow Baboon			Insufficient data
	Olive Baboon			Insufficient data
51	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%
52	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Chacma Baboon			Insufficient data

Baboons

Species in this group

Olive Baboon

Guinea Baboon

Chacma Baboon

Hamadryas Baboon

Yellow Baboon

Kinda Baboon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Baboons

Parks Ranked