UGANDA SAFARI ATTRACTIONS
GORILLAS
Mountain gorillas: Gorilla beringei beringei, are found in 4 national parks in East Africa which are made up of Dense rain forests of afromontane and medium altitude. Habitats include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda) which has about 340 gorillas, and about 358 individuals of mountain gorillas are found in the habitat shared by Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda), Virunga National Park -Southern Sector (DRC) and Volcano National Park (Rwanda).
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CHIMPANZEES
Chimpanzees, often shortened to chimp, are great apes that are closely related to humans. People and chimps have very similar DNA (about 98% of human and chimpanzee DNA is identical). Genetic studies show that chimpanzees and humans share a common ancestor. Chimps are intelligent primates and they live in a variety of environments in western and central Africa. Chimpanzees belong to different groups including the Common Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) in the West and Central Africa and the Pygmy Chimpanzees (Pan Paniscus) found in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
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