Southern Giraffe
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Southern Giraffe

Giraffa giraffa

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
114 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
November 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giraffe sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

50–60% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

40–50% · Likely
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

40–50% · Likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

40–50% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

30–40% · Possible
Natal Duiker
LC

Natal Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalophus natalensis

30–40% · Possible
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible
Nyala
LC

Nyala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus angasii

30–40% · Possible
Southern Reedbuck
LC

Southern Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca arundinum

20–30% · Possible
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

20–30% · Possible
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

20–30% · Possible
Bush Duiker
LC

Bush Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sylvicapra grimmia

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giraffe sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Giraffe in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giraffe in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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