Olive Baboon
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Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

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

The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also present in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. The common name is derived from its coat colour, which is a shade of green-grey at a distance. A variety of communications, vocal and non-vocal, facilitate a complex social structure. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Baboon sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Yellow Baboon
LC

Yellow Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio cynocephalus

Insufficient data
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

30–40% · Possible
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

<5% · Rare
🐒 No photo available
CR

Southern Patas Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Erythrocebus baumstarki

Insufficient data
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

Insufficient data
Northern Lesser Galago
LC

Northern Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago senegalensis

5–10% · With luck
Brown Greater Galago
LC

Brown Greater Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
80–90%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
12 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
14 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
15 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
20 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
23 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Baboon in Serengeti National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Baboon sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive Baboon in Serengeti National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Olive Baboon in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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