Papio (Baboons) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Papio anubis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Papio ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

NT

Papio papio

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Papio cynocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Papio kindae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Baboons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 56 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
4	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~80%
	Chacma Baboon			~80%
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~80%
	Guinea Baboon			~80%
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~70%
9	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~70%
	Olive Baboon			~70%
12	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~70%
13	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~70%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
	Olive Baboon			~20%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~60%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
19	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
20	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~60%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
21	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
22	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~60%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
24	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Olive Baboon			~60%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~60%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Yellow Baboon			~60%
28	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
29	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
30	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~50%
	Yellow Baboon			~50%
32	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~50%
	Kinda Baboon			~50%
33	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~50%
	Olive Baboon			~50%
34	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
37	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~50%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
38	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
39	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 5	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
40	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
41	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~40%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
43	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~40%
	Olive Baboon			~40%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
45	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~30%
47	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~30%
	Olive Baboon			~30%
48	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%
49	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%
50	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Chacma Baboon			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
2	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
6	African Lion Safari	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
7	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
8	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
9	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Lake Tobias Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
12	Greater Vancouver Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
13	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Jardim Zoológico de Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	In captivity
15	Leofoo Village Theme Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
16	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
17	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
18	Joya Grande	🇭🇳 Honduras	In captivity
19	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
20	Friguia Park	🇹🇳 Tunisia	In captivity
21	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
22	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
23	ZOOM Erlebniswelt	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
24	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
26	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
27	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
28	Parc zoologique de Fréjus	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
29	Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
30	Nairobi Safari Walk	🇰🇪 Kenya	In captivity
31	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
32	Brantford Twin Valley Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
33	Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	Research Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy, Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity
35	Bioparque Wakatá	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
36	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
37	Seneca Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Wamerú zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
39	Zoo Boise	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Limbe Wildlife Centre	🇨🇲 Cameroon	In captivity
41	Animal Orphanage	🇰🇪 Kenya	In captivity
42	Birds of Eden	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
43	Castellar Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
44	Limassol Zoo	🇨🇾 Cyprus	In captivity
45	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
47	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
48	Kharkiv Dolphinarium	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
49	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
50	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Baboons

Species in this group

Olive Baboon

Chacma Baboon

Guinea Baboon

Yellow Baboon

Kinda Baboon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Baboons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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