The African painted dog, also known as African wild dog and African hunting dog, is a carnivorous member of the canine family.
Category: Wildlife
Gorilla (mountain)
Uganda’s remaining gorillas can be found in just two places: on the Virunga Mountain slopes in Mgahinga National Park and in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Shoebill
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a large carnivorous waterbird, similar to a stork.
Zebra (plains)
Few animals are more iconic than the black-and-white striped plains zebra.
Leopard (African)
Despite the wide range across Uganda, the African leopard is on the brink of extinction
Giraffe
Uganda is home to over half of Africa’s Nubian (formerly Rothschild’s) giraffes (G. c. camelopardalis), a subspecies of the Northern giraffe.
Cheetah
The elegant, wildly-fast cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large carnivorous cat found across Africa, with a small population of Asiatic cheetahs in Iran.
Bushbaby
Bushbabies – also known as galagos – are small saucer-eyed nocturnal primates that spend most of their time in the trees of forests.
Rhinoceros (southern white)
In 2005, efforts were made to introduce the southern white rhino to Uganda in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.