Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Chacma Baboon in Chobe National Park?

Accepted Answer

Likely. About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chacma Baboon sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 198 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 35 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Chacma Baboon in Chobe National Park?

Accepted Answer

January–March and May–September. In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chacma Baboon in Chobe National Park on a given day, against about 40% in April and October–December, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Chacma Baboon?

Accepted Answer

Between 2 and 5 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chacma Baboon sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Chobe National Park the best place to see a Chacma Baboon?

Accepted Answer

9th of 19. Of the 19 parks where we can rate Chacma Baboon sightings, Chobe National Park ranks 9th at about 50%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 80%), Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 60%) and De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Chacma Baboon live in Chobe National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Cercopithecidae. The closest relatives of the Chacma Baboon that you can see in Chobe National Park (family Cercopithecidae, Old World Monkeys) are Vervet Monkey (about 30%) and Malbrouck Monkey (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Chacma Baboon sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Chacma Baboon is recorded against all the mammals logged in Chobe National Park (198 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~80%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~60%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~60%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~60%
5	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
6	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~50%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~50%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~40%
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
18	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
19	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZOOM Erlebniswelt	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
3	Birds of Eden	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
4	Limassol Zoo	🇨🇾 Cyprus	In captivity

Chacma Baboon

About the Chacma Baboon

Sounds

Recent sightings of Chacma Baboon in Chobe National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

Vervet Monkey

Malbrouck Monkey

African Bush Elephant

Lion

Southern Giraffe

Greater Kudu

Impala

Common Hippopotamus

African Buffalo

Common Warthog

Waterbuck

Banded Mongoose

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