Nanger granti
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is swala granti. It was named for a 19th-century Scottish explorer, James Grant.
Grant's gazelle is genetically related to Soemmerring's gazelle (N. soemmerringii) and Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) with Soemmering's gazelle being the closer relative. Grant's gazelle shows high genetic variation among its populations, although there is no geographic isolation. The differentiation of the species may have evolved during repeated expansion and contraction of arid habitats during the late Pleistocene era in which populations were possibly isolated. Grant's gazelle was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Nanger before Nanger was elevated to genus status. In 2021, the American Society of Mammalogists granted full species status to Bright's gazelle (Nanger notatus) and the Peters's gazelle (Nanger petersii),
based (mainly) on recent genetic analysis. This article currently treats all three as a single species. �... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busch Gardens Tampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Safari West | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | WildFlorida Safaris | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Virginia Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Gazelle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 20 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.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grant's Gazelle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Grant's Gazelle sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 6th at about 50%. The best odds are in Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 80%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 80%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Grant's Gazelle that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Impala (about 80%), African Buffalo (about 60%) and Common Eland (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grant's Gazelle is recorded against all the mammals logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (38 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.
