Southern Giraffe
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Southern Giraffe

Giraffa giraffa

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Hwange National Park
51 Verified records at Hwange National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), also known as two-horned giraffe, is a species of giraffe native to Southern Africa. The IUCN recognises four giraffe species, with several recognised subspecies. Southern giraffes have rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a light tan background, running down to the hooves. They range from South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Their approximate population is composed of 44,500 to 50,000 individuals. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giraffe sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

40–50% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

40–50% · Likely
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

40–50% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

40–50% · Likely
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

30–40% · Possible
Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

30–40% · Possible
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

30–40% · Possible
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

30–40% · Possible
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

30–40% · Possible
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

30–40% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

20–30% · Possible
Southern Reedbuck
LC

Southern Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca arundinum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
9 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Giraffe in Hwange National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giraffe sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Giraffe in Hwange National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giraffe in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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