East African Giraffe
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East African Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
130 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Luangwa Valley region of Zambia. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a East African Giraffe sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

50–60% · Likely
East African Oryx
EN

East African Oryx

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oryx beisa

50–60% · Likely
Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Kudu
NT

Lesser Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus imberbis

40–50% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

40–50% · Likely
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

40–50% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

30–40% · Possible
Grant's Gazelle
LC

Grant's Gazelle

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nanger granti

30–40% · Possible
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

30–40% · Possible
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

20–30% · Possible
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
2 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
17 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Giraffe in Tsavo West National Park?

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a East African Giraffe sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Giraffe in Tsavo West National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for East African Giraffe in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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