Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Likely. About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chacma Baboon sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 23 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, 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 Gorongosa National Park?

Accepted Answer

September. In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chacma Baboon in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, the lowest month. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 210 mm in January. January has too few records to rate.

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 Gorongosa National Park the best place to see a Chacma Baboon?

Accepted Answer

12th of 19. Of the 19 parks where we can rate Chacma Baboon sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 12th at about 40%. 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 Gorongosa National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Cercopithecidae. The closest relatives of the Chacma Baboon that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Cercopithecidae, Old World Monkeys) are Vervet Monkey (about 40%) and Blue Monkey (about 20%), 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 Gorongosa National Park (28 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 Gorongosa National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Vervet Monkey

Blue Monkey

Brown Greater Galago

Waterbuck

Impala

Lion

Common Warthog

Nyala

African Bush Elephant

Painted Hunting Dog

Greater Kudu

Blue Wildebeest

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