What animals live in Queen Elizabeth Country park?

The park is known for its abundant wildlife, including African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog, giant forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard, spotted hyena, chimpanzee and lion. Overall, the park is home to 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.



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Big 5 in Queen Elizabeth National Park are the big famous animals including the lions, elephants, rhinos, and Queen Elizabeth national park is located in western Uganda in the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri.

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The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species. The Katwe explosion craters mark the park's highest point at 1,350m above sea level, while the lowest point is at 910m, at Lake Edward. Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda's most popular tourist destination.

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There are no giraffes in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector.

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5 parks with the largest lion populations
  1. Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) ...
  2. Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) ...
  3. Ruaha National Park (Tanzania) ...
  4. Kruger National Park (South Africa) ...
  5. Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)


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5 parks with the largest lion populations
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
  • Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Ruaha National Park (Tanzania)
  • Kruger National Park (South Africa)
  • Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania)


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If we go for numbers, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to about 2,500 elephants, 5,000 hippos and over 10,000 buffalo. Other common herbivores include warthogs, waterbucks, Uganda kobs and topis, as well as the swamp loving but elusive sitatunga.

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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector. The park is one of the best places to encounter lions in Africa.

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