Where to see
Papio cynocephalus
South Luangwa National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow Baboon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
South Luangwa National Park
In South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Baboon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Liwonde National Park and more
After South Luangwa National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow Baboon are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 70%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June–July, September and November in South Luangwa National Park (about 80%), February and October in Liwonde National Park (about 80%) and January and February in Tsavo East National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow Baboon on a given day. Each park's Yellow Baboon page has the full month-by-month chart.
