Challenge

Africa's Predators

Q: Where is the best place to see Africa's Predators?

Moremi Game Reserve. In Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, the chance of seeing all 5 (wild dog, cheetah, spotted hyena, lion and leopard) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 8 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. Next come Kruger National Park (under 5% a day), Kafue National Park (under 5% a day) and Hwange National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Africa's Predators is hardest to see?

Cheetah. In Moremi Game Reserve, the best park for Africa's Predators, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the cheetah on a given day, against about 70% for the lion. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Africa's Predators on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Africa's Predators three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 5 animals

Lycaon pictus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Acinonyx jubatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Crocuta crocuta

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera pardus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Moremi Game Reserve

~30%

Jan

~50%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~20%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 5	~40%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~80%
	Cheetah			~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~90%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~40%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~80%
	Cheetah			~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 5	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~70%
	Cheetah			~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
4	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 5	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~70%
	Cheetah			~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~60%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 5	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~60%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~50%
	Cheetah			~40%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~90%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
	Cheetah			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~50%
8	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	<5%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~50%
	Cheetah			~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~30%
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 5	Missing: Cheetah
	Painted Hunting Dog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~70%
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 5	Missing: Cheetah
	Painted Hunting Dog			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 5	Missing: Cheetah
	Painted Hunting Dog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			>90%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			>90%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
14	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~50%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~60%
16	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~70%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~90%
18	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~40%
19	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 5	Missing: Wild dog
	Cheetah			~20%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
	Lion			~30%
	Leopard			~40%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	Missing: Cheetah, Spotted hyena
	Painted Hunting Dog			~70%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
21	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 5	Missing: Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Painted Hunting Dog			~50%
	Cheetah			~90%
	Lion			~90%
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Leopard
	Cheetah			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Lion			~90%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Spotted hyena
	Cheetah			~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~80%
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~60%
28	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Spotted hyena
	Cheetah			~60%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~70%
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~30%
30	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 5	Missing: Cheetah, Leopard
	Painted Hunting Dog			~60%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Lion			~70%
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~40%
32	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
33	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 5	Missing: Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Painted Hunting Dog			~80%
	Lion			~90%
34	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	2 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Lion
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Leopard			~60%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Leopard
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Lion			~70%
36	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Cheetah			~60%
	Leopard			~60%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Lion, Leopard
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
38	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			>90%
39	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			>90%
40	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Lion			~90%
41	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~90%
42	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~80%
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Lion			~70%
44	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Lion			~70%
45	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~70%
46	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~60%
47	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Leopard
	Lion			~50%
48	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~50%
49	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~50%
50	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~40%
51	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~20%
52	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	Missing: Wild dog, Cheetah, Spotted hyena, Lion
	Leopard			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	5 of 5 in captivity
2	Colchester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 5 in captivity
3	Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5 in captivity
4	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 5 in captivity
5	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	5 of 5 in captivity
6	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 5 in captivity
7	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
8	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
9	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	4 of 5 in captivity
10	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
11	African Village	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	4 of 5 in captivity
12	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	4 of 5 in captivity
13	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	4 of 5 in captivity
14	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
15	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
16	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
17	Friguia Park	🇹🇳 Tunisia	4 of 5 in captivity
18	Johor Zoo	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 5 in captivity
19	Khao Kheow Open Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 5 in captivity
20	Kharkiv Dolphinarium	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 5 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Africa's Predators?

Moremi Game Reserve

In Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, the chance of seeing all 5 (wild dog, cheetah, spotted hyena, lion and leopard) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 8 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. Next come Kruger National Park (under 5% a day), Kafue National Park (under 5% a day) and Hwange National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Africa's Predators is hardest to see?

Cheetah

In Moremi Game Reserve, the best park for Africa's Predators, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the cheetah on a given day, against about 70% for the lion. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Africa's Predators on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Africa's Predators three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Africa's Predators

The checklist: 5 animals

Painted Hunting Dog

Cheetah

Spotted Hyena

Lion

Leopard

Where to go

Month by month at Moremi Game Reserve

Month by month at Moremi Game Reserve

Month by month at Moremi Game Reserve

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Time of day

Parks

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Africa's Predators?

Which of Africa's Predators is hardest to see?

How do you complete Africa's Predators on Wallace's Line?