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World’s Best Mammalwatching

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9 December 2025
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfricaSouth Africa

South Africa

Check out Zac Babbit's monumental 2025 road trip report, featuring an astounding 130 species including Yellow-spotted Hyrax, Hottentot Golden Mole, Cape Dune Molerat, Meller's Mong

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26 June 2025
South AmericaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
BrazilSouth America

Brazil

Check out Cheryl Antonucci's report from Western Brazil with 33 species including Ucayali Bald Uakari, Bearded Emperor Tamarin and Doubtful Titi.

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9 April 2025
North AmericaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
CaliforniaNearcticUSA

California

California has very varied habitat (from desert to tundra) with a corresponding diversity of species, coupled with incredible scenery and some of the most productive cetacean viewi

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6 January 2025
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
ChinaOrientalPalearctic

China

I have been to China four times but I have barely scratched the surface.  The country is huge, of course, and hugely diverse. The mammalwatcing is fantastic in Sichuan and Qinghai

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Aye aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
10 October 2024
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfrotropicalMadagascar

Madagascar

Like all self-respecting mammal watchers I had long wanted to visit Madagascar. But something had held me back. I think this was largely the fact that my Madagascar trip would be

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10 May 2024
Central AmericaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
Central AmericaMexico

Mexico

Mexico is a hidden gem. A super diverse country with a great many species that are barely known. A trip here is always an adventure.

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28 April 2024
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
IndiaOriental

India

I have visited India six times. In June 1997 I spent a couple of weeks in Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Corbett National Parks. In February 2007 I spent a week in Gujurat, plus two days a

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10 October 2023
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
BorneoBruneiIndonesiaMalaysiaOriental

Borneo

This page covers both the Malaysian and Indonesian bits of Borneo, together with Brunei. I have visited Borneo five times and am sure I will return again and again. Per square kilo

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8 May 2023
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
OrientalSri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Imagine if you could see more than half of every country's mammal species in a week .... what a wonderful world it would be. What a wonderful mammal list I would have. Well, in Sri

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14 February 2023
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AsiaMongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a fabulous, empty adventure of a country. My 2 weeks here in September 2016 was one of my best ever trips, with 45 species in 15 nights.

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  1. Yonathan Perez on Bolivia 202512 January 2026

    So many signs and so little Armadillos... Thank you for organizing!

  2. Eduardo Ruiz on Bolivia 202512 January 2026

    I am missing the “giant armadillo* - signs only” ;-) It was fun travelling with you and sharing some laughs!…

  3. JanEbr on Saudi Arabia – Mammals -> cetaceans on the Farasan Isl.10 January 2026

    I am not sure how that would go. A lot of the coast has rather shallow water and there aren't…

  4. Bozon on The start of The Big Cat Year and the quest for the Iberian Lynx!10 January 2026

    Vladimir, many thanks!!

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