Hominidae (Great Apes)

Family

Great Apes

Hominidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eastern Gorilla
CR

Eastern Gorilla

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Gorilla beringei

80–90% · Very likely
Chimpanzee
EN

Chimpanzee

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pan troglodytes

70–80% · Very likely
Bornean Orangutan
CR Endemic

Bornean Orangutan

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pongo pygmaeus

60–70% · Likely
Sumatran Orangutan
CR

Sumatran Orangutan

Mammal

Pongo abelii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Great Apes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
80–90%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
70–80%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
70–80%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
60–70%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
60–70%
6 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
50–60%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
40–50%
8 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1
30–40%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
30–40%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
11 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
5–10%
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
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