Grant's Gazelle
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Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park
35 Verified records at Lake Nakuru National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Gazelle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

70–80% · Very likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

50–60% · Likely
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

50–60% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

50–60% · Likely
Thomson's Gazelle
LC

Thomson's Gazelle

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eudorcas thomsonii

50–60% · Likely
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

Insufficient data
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

60–70% · Likely
Northern Giraffe
VU

Northern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa camelopardalis

60–70% · Likely
Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

40–50% · Likely
East African Giraffe

East African Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
50–60
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grant's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Gazelle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grant's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Grant's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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