Panthera (Roaring Cats) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

NT

Panthera onca

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

EN

Panthera tigris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Panthera pardus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Roaring Cats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 1033 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	Ragunan Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Six Flags Great Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
9	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
10	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Yangon Zoological Gardens	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	In captivity
12	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
15	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
17	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
19	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
20	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
24	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
25	Islamabad Zoo	🇵🇰 Pakistan	In captivity
26	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
29	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
30	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
31	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
32	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
33	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Izhevsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
35	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
36	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
38	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
39	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
40	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
41	Liberec Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
42	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
43	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	Olomouc Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
45	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
46	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Muséum de Besançon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
48	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
49	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
50	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity