Wildlife and Nature

Red Colobus

The Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is a popular place for people in Uganda to see red ...

Potto

The potto is a medium-sized nocturnal primate that resembles a sloth and lives i...

Patas monkey

On a safari game drive in Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls National Park in Uga...

The Oribi

The Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) is a small antelope that looks like a gazelle. It liv...

Lesser kudu

Male lesser kudu, one of the plains' most visually arresting antelope species (s...

Leopard

Leopards have been seen in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, Kidepo Valley, Lake...

L'Hoest's Monkey

Semi-terrestrial L'Hoest's monkeys only live in lowland, submontane, and montane...

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus, commonly known as the klipspringer, is a goat-like mammal...

Jackals

The side-striped jackal is the most common of Uganda's savannah dog species; it ...

Impala

The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope that looks a lot like...

Honey Badger

The honey badger is a fierce small animal that can take down and devour even the...

Hippopotamus

Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Lake Mburo National Parks are the finest p...

The Hartebeest

The Lelwei and Jackson's hartebeest are two species of the huge, awkward-looking...

Guenther’s dik-dik

In Uganda's savannahs, the Guenther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri) is the smalles...

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) is a tiny, hairy monkey that is ...

Greater kudu

The Greater Kudu, one of the largest bushbuck antelopes, is remarkably attractiv...