Where to see
Cynictis penicillata
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow Mongoose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
In Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Mongoose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Addo Elephant National Park and more
After Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow Mongoose are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 40%), Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 30%) and De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, April and August–September in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 50%), May–June and August in Addo Elephant National Park (about 50%) and June–July, September–October and December–February in Etosha National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow Mongoose on a given day. Each park's Yellow Mongoose page has the full month-by-month chart.
