Spotted Hyena

Where to see

Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Aberdare National Park leads · 27 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Spotted Hyena during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
2 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~60%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
14 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~40%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
19 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
24 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
25 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Spotted Hyena?

Aberdare National Park

In Aberdare National Park, Kenya, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Hyena sighting on a given day, the highest of the 27 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Hyena?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September in Aberdare National Park (about 90%), February–March, June and August–December in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 70%) and June in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Spotted Hyena on a given day. Each park's Spotted Hyena page has the full month-by-month chart.