May 2026

The African darter is one of Uganda's most striking waterbirds — known as the snakebird…

The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is the only member of its own bird family — Scopidae…

The African sacred ibis is one of Uganda's most recognisable wetland birds — with its…

The marabou stork is not conventionally beautiful — with its bald, pink-blotched head, drooping throat…

If you want to see a shoebill in the wild, Mabamba Swamp on the northern…

The African lungfish is one of the most extraordinary animals in Uganda's waters and one…

The Nile tilapia is one of the most important fish species on Earth — a…

The Nile lechwe is one of Africa's most restricted and least-known antelopes — a swamp-adapted…

The Gaboon viper holds several superlatives in the snake world: the largest viper in Africa…

The green mamba is Africa's most arboreal venomous snake — a slender, vividly coloured predator…

The African rock python is the largest snake in Africa and one of the largest…

The Rothschild's giraffe is the world's most endangered giraffe subspecies and one of Uganda's most…

The Jackson's hartebeest is one of Africa's most distinctive and most ungainly-looking antelopes — a…

The common eland is the largest antelope in Africa and one of the most impressive…

The African golden cat is the least-known wild cat in Africa and one of the…

The lesser bushbaby is one of Africa's most endearing and least-known primates — a tiny,…

The potto is one of Africa's most unusual primates and one of the most rarely…

De Brazza's monkey is one of the most strikingly beautiful primates in Africa and one…

The vervet monkey is the most familiar primate on any Uganda savannah safari — ubiquitous,…

The Ugandan red colobus is one of the world's most endangered primates and one of…

The blue monkey is one of Uganda's most abundant and widespread forest primates — a…

The grey-cheeked mangabey is one of Uganda's most charismatic forest primates and one of the…

The black-and-white colobus is one of Africa's most visually striking primates — its dramatic colouring,…

The olive baboon is Uganda's most widespread and most commonly encountered primate — present in…