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Big Cats of the World

Q: Where can you see Big Cats of the World?

Across several parks. No single park in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: lion in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park (about 80%), jaguar in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), leopard in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), cheetah in Serengeti National Park (about 70%) and puma in Torres del Paine National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

Q: How do you complete Big Cats of the World 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 Big Cats of the World three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 6 animals

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera tigris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera onca

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Panthera pardus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Acinonyx jubatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Puma concolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

>90%

Jan

>90%

Feb

>90%

Mar

>90%

Apr

>90%

May

>90%

Jun

>90%

Jul

>90%

Aug

>90%

Sep

>90%

Oct

>90%

Nov

>90%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			>90%
	Cheetah			>90%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			>90%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Cheetah			~70%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~50%
	Cheetah			~80%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~60%
	Cheetah			~60%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~50%
	Cheetah			~80%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~60%
	Cheetah			~80%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Cheetah			~70%
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~70%
	Cheetah			~80%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Cheetah			~40%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~90%
	Cheetah			~70%
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~90%
	Cheetah			>90%
17	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~80%
	Cheetah			~90%
18	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Cheetah			~90%
19	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
	Cheetah			~60%
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~90%
	Cheetah			~40%
21	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~40%
22	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
23	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	>90%
	Tiger			>90%
	Leopard			~90%
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	>90%
	Tiger			>90%
	Leopard			~80%
25	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	>90%
	Tiger			>90%
26	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	>90%
	Tiger			>90%
	Leopard			~70%
27	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	>90%
	Jaguar			>90%
28	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	>90%
	Leopard			>90%
29	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	>90%
	Leopard			>90%
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~80%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~70%
	Cheetah			~60%
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Cheetah			~80%
33	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 6	>90%
	Tiger			>90%
	Leopard			~60%
34	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~70%
35	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~40%
	Cheetah			~60%
36	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~30%
	Cheetah			~70%
37	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~90%
38	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~90%
	Tiger			~90%
39	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Leopard			~60%
40	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~90%
	Mountain Lion			~90%
41	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~90%
	Tiger			~80%
	Leopard			~50%
42	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~90%
	Leopard			~30%
43	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~90%
	Jaguar			~70%
	Mountain Lion			~60%
44	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~90%
45	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~90%
	Tiger			~90%
46	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~90%
	Tiger			~90%
47	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 6	~80%
	Leopard			~60%
	Cheetah			~60%
48	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~80%
	Tiger			~80%
49	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 6	~80%
	Tiger			~80%
50	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 6	~70%
	Lion			~70%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~70%
	Lion			~70%
52	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 6	~70%
	Lion			~70%
53	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 6	~70%
	Lion			~70%
54	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	~60%
	Lion			~30%
	Leopard			~40%
	Cheetah			~20%
55	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	~60%
	Jaguar			~50%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
56	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~60%
	Tiger			~60%
57	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~60%
	Mountain Lion			~60%
58	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 6	~60%
	Leopard			~60%
59	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	~50%
	Lion			~50%
60	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 6	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
61	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~50%
	Tiger			~50%
62	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~50%
	Mountain Lion			~50%
63	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~50%
	Mountain Lion			~50%
64	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~50%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
65	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
66	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~50%
	Jaguar			~50%
67	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~50%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
68	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~50%
	Leopard			~50%
69	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~40%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
70	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~40%
	Jaguar			~30%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
71	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	~40%
	Tiger			~40%
72	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	~40%
	Leopard			~40%
73	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
74	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%
75	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Jaguar			~30%
76	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
77	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
78	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
79	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Mountain Lion			~30%
80	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
81	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 6	~20%
	Leopard			~20%
82	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
83	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
84	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%
85	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~20%
	Leopard			~20%
86	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Mountain Lion			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	6 of 6 in captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	6 of 6 in captivity
4	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
5	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
6	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
7	Parc des Félins	🇫🇷 France	6 of 6 in captivity
8	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
9	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 6 in captivity
10	Adventure Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
11	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	5 of 6 in captivity
12	Aquarium Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 6 in captivity
13	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
14	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	5 of 6 in captivity
15	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
16	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
17	Dartmoor Zoological Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 6 in captivity
18	Great Cats World Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
19	Greater Vancouver Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 6 in captivity
20	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity

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Where each one is easiest to see

Animal	Park	Country	In 1 day
Lion	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~80%
Tiger	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~80%
Jaguar	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
Leopard	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~80%
Cheetah	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~70%
Puma	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~60%

Before you go

Where can you see Big Cats of the World?

Across several parks

No single park in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: lion in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park (about 80%), jaguar in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 90%), leopard in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), cheetah in Serengeti National Park (about 70%) and puma in Torres del Paine National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

How do you complete Big Cats of the World 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 Big Cats of the World three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Big Cats of the World

The checklist: 6 animals

Lion

Tiger

Jaguar

Leopard

Cheetah

Mountain Lion

Where to go

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month

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

Where each one is easiest to see

Before you go

Where can you see Big Cats of the World?

How do you complete Big Cats of the World on Wallace's Line?