The Kidepo Valley National Park lies between Kenya and Sudan, in the semi-arid valleys. The park has two rivers, Kidepo and Narus, but both disappear in the dry season.
Due to it's location and climate, the park is home to over 77 mammals, many being large animals like lions, giraffes, elephants, hyenas, kudus, leopards, cape buffalo, bushpig, warthog, bushbuck, bushduiker, Defassa waterbuck, Bohor reedbuck, Jackson’s hartebeest and oribi. The photo below shows you what a bushduiker looks like!
The park is also home to 475 bird species! The largest bird in the Kidepo Valley National Park is the ostrich, but this park is known for its many birds of prey. There are 56 species of birds of prey and the 14 are endemic to Uganda. Verreaux’s Eagle, pictured below, is one of the endemic birds of prey that can be found in the Kidepo Valley National Park.
National Park information and photos are courtesy of Uganda Wildlife Authority.
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