Challenge

The Lion King

Q: Where can you see the Lion King?

Across several parks. No single place in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: lion in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), meerkat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 40%), warthog in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), red-billed hornbill in Maiduguri (about 80%), spotted hyena in Aberdare National Park (about 80%) and wildebeest in Amboseli National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

Q: How do you complete the Lion King 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 the Lion King 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

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phacochoerus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocuta crocuta

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Connochaetes taurinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Tarangire 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 Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
6	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~70%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~50%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~70%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
14	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~80%
	Common Warthog			~30%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~70%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~60%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
19	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~70%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~70%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
22	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~90%
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
27	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~70%
	Common Warthog			>90%
28	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
29	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
30	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~20%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
33	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~70%
	Common Warthog			~70%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
34	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	>90%
	Lion			>90%
35	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Spotted Hyena			~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
36	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Spotted Hyena			>90%
38	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
39	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
40	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
41	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 6	>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~20%
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 6	>90%
	Lion			~30%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
43	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 6	~90%
	Lion			~50%
	Common Warthog			~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
44	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~90%
45	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 6	~80%
	Spotted Hyena			~80%
46	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 6	~70%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~70%
47	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 6	~70%
	Lion			~70%
48	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 6	~60%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~30%
	Common Warthog			~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~30%
49	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 6	>90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
2	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 6	>90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			>90%
3	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 6	~50%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~50%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	6 of 6 in captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	5 of 6 in captivity
3	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 6 in captivity
4	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	5 of 6 in captivity
5	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 6 in captivity
6	Emirates Park Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	5 of 6 in captivity
7	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	5 of 6 in captivity
8	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 6 in captivity
9	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 6 in captivity
10	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
11	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
12	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
13	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	4 of 6 in captivity
14	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 6 in captivity
15	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	4 of 6 in captivity
16	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	4 of 6 in captivity
17	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 6 in captivity
18	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
19	Chapultepec Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 6 in captivity
20	Colchester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 6 in captivity

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Where each one is easiest to see

Animal	Place	Country	In 1 day
Lion	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~80%
Meerkat	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
Warthog	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~80%
Red-billed hornbill	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	~80%
Spotted hyena	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~80%
Wildebeest	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~80%

Before you go

Where can you see the Lion King?

Across several parks

No single place in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: lion in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), meerkat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 40%), warthog in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), red-billed hornbill in Maiduguri (about 80%), spotted hyena in Aberdare National Park (about 80%) and wildebeest in Amboseli National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

How do you complete the Lion King 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 the Lion King three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

The Lion King

The checklist: 6 animals

Lion

Slender-tailed Meerkat

Common Warthog

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Spotted Hyena

Blue Wildebeest

Where to go

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month at Tarangire National Park

Month by month at Tarangire National Park

Month by month at Tarangire National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Where each one is easiest to see

Before you go

Where can you see the Lion King?

How do you complete the Lion King on Wallace's Line?