{"id":26,"date":"2026-06-11T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/the-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T21:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:36:43","slug":"the-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/the-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wildlife of Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eu\">\n<header class=\"eu-head\"><div class=\"wrap\"><a class=\"logo\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bashem-safaris-logo.png\" alt=\"Bashem Safaris logo\"><span>EXPLORE <b>UGANDA<\/b><\/span><\/a><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"eu-navtoggle\" class=\"eu-navtoggle\"><label for=\"eu-navtoggle\" class=\"eu-burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/label><nav class=\"navlinks\"><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/#explore\">Explore<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/safaris\/\">Safaris<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/blog\/\">Stories<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/about\/\">About<\/a><a class=\"navcta\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Plan your trip<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header><a id=\"eu-main\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\n<header class=\"elb-hero elb-full\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.15),rgba(0,0,0,.6)),url(&#039;https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-7071827.jpeg&#039;)\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n    <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">The wild<\/span>    <h1 class=\"elb-hero__title\">Lions rest in the fig trees. Giants cross the grass.<\/h1>    <p class=\"elb-hero__lead\">All of the Big Five, in a land alive and unhurried, with room in it for you.<\/p>      <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<section class=\"elb-band elb-band--surface elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"elb-band__grid\">\n      <div class=\"elb-band__text\">\n  <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">Lions in the branches<\/span>    <h2 class=\"elb-band__h2\">One of the few places on Earth they do.<\/h2>  <div class=\"elb-band__body\"><p>In the Ishasha plains, lions drape themselves along the branches of fig trees. On the Nile below the falls they share the water with some of the densest pods of hippo in Africa, and crocodiles longer than a car.<\/p><\/div>  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"elb-band__media\"><div class=\"elb-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-7071827.jpeg\" alt=\"One of the few places on Earth they do.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"elb-band elb-band--accent elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"elb-band__grid elb-band__grid--flip\">\n      <div class=\"elb-band__text\">\n  <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">Giants on the grass<\/span>    <h2 class=\"elb-band__h2\">Elephants in herds, and the tallest giraffes in any park.<\/h2>  <div class=\"elb-band__body\"><p>Out on the golden plains the elephants move in herds, and a single bull weighs around <b>5,000 kg<\/b>, the weight of a small car and a half. The giraffes stand taller than a house, and Uganda keeps <b>more Nubian giraffes than any park on Earth<\/b>. At Ziwa you can walk within sight of white rhino, on foot.<\/p><\/div>  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"elb-band__media\"><div class=\"elb-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-13464512.jpeg\" alt=\"Elephants in herds, and the tallest giraffes in any park.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"elb-invite elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"elb-invite__h2\">Come and explore Uganda.<\/h2>    <p class=\"elb-invite__body\">Tell us what you would love to see, and we will plan the trip with you. The whole of East Africa is yours to explore with Bashem.<\/p>        <div class=\"elb-cta\">\n      <a class=\"elb-btn elb-btn--accent-deep\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Send your inquiry \u2192<\/a>      <a class=\"elb-btn elb-btn--dark\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/safaris\/\">See the safaris<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"foot full\"><div class=\"wrap footgrid\"><div><p class=\"proverb\">Abagyenda bareeba. Those who travel, see. <span style=\"color:#8d877a;font-style:normal;font-size:.78rem\">(Runyankole)<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top:14px;color:#cfc8b8\">Explore Uganda is the home of Bashem Safaris, a Ugandan team with a base in Ottawa. We run Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.<\/p><\/div><div><h3>Reach us<\/h3><p><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Send an inquiry<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/16135139233\">WhatsApp +1 613 513 9233<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:info@bashemsafaris.ca\">info@bashemsafaris.ca<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bashem_safaris\">@bashem_safaris<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flag full\" style=\"margin-top:24px\"><i class=\"k\"><\/i><i class=\"y\"><\/i><i class=\"r\"><\/i><\/div><\/footer>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abagyenda bareeba. Those who travel, see. (Runyankole) Explore Uganda is the home of Bashem Safaris, a Ugandan team with a base in Ottawa. We run Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. 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