This is the most accessible of Uganda's major rainforests, and is home to a remarkable 13 primate species, including the much localised Red Colobus and L'Hoest's Monkey. Kibale's major attraction, however, is the opportunity to track habituated chimps. These delightful apes, more closely related to humans than to any other living creature, are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. A network of shady forest trails provides much to delight botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders are in for a treat with 335 species recorded including the endemic Prirogrine's Ground Thrush. The elusive forest elephant, smaller and hairier than its savannah counterpart, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park, while other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species.
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Chimpanzee tracking is the main tourist activity here. There is a well-established Chimpanzee-tracking program with a high success rate. Forest walks will also reveal other primates like Guereza Colobus, Olive Baboon, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, L'Hoest's Gentle (Blue) and Red-tailed Monkeys, etc. You may also find evidence of Elephant, Bush Pig and Bufalo along the trails, whilst Bushbuck, Blue, Harvey's and Peter's Duickers are other shy inhabitants of the forest interior. Birders should not miss out on Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a superb community development fringing the park. A field of beautiful crater lakes lies between Fort Portal and Kibale Forest.
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