Most Common Animals Found in Lake Mburo National Park
Most Common Animals Found in Lake Mburo National Park; Lake Mburo national park is the smallest park of all Uganda Savannah national parks and underlined by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks. Lake Mburo national park is located in Mbarara and it takes about three to arrive to the park and this drive takes you through the Mbarara-masaka road.
Lake Mburo national park is small in size but when given a chance to explore what it holds, you will be impressed.
Lake Mburo national park, has got a big and wide range of wildlife animals that are mostly spotted and also those are occasional. All these are well known for inhabiting lake mburo national park. These wild animals will create a big difference in your life and show you that nature is beautiful of all. Some of the most common animals that are found in lake mburo national park include; impalas, accompanied by zebras, elephants and the crocodiles and with over 350 species of birds.
Some of the most common animals that viewed on a daily in the premises of lake mburo include the following animals as well listed well below .
Zebras are one of the most common animals spotted in Lake Mburo national park. Lake Mburo national park, is the only other destination in the whole of Uganda that you will find zebras. You are guaranteed to see them when you visit lake mburo national park and thus also be referred to a common sight within the park.
Buffaloes are one of the most common animals in lake Mburo national park. These are mostly seen and spotted to graze the park and you will find a wide variety of herds for them in your safari tour and either resting or munching the great natural grass gracefully. These buffalo’s will then lift their noses and stare. In doing this they will create a perfect pose for a good photo moment.
The Hippopotamus / Hippos are also part of the most common animals in lake mburo national park. These are abundantly in lake mburo national park and you will encounter with several of them during the boat cruise on the largest lake that is found in the park. You will also get another opportunity to view the buffaloes in the late evening when they get out of the water to graze on land of lake mburo national park.
Among the most common animals in lake mburo national park is the Giraffes. These used to be nonexistent in lake mburo but were recently introduced by the Uganda wildlife authority. A group of giraffes was transferred from the biggest national park in Uganda – Murchison falls national park to the smallest national park in Uganda. Giraffes are regarded as occasional as they are still small number and getting familiar with their new home.
Leopards are also seen in lake mburo national park. It is also a good place to hope for a sight of leopards. There is a place that is locally known as the leopard rock where leopards in lake mburo national park are usually seen but your chances will be better with a night game drive or early morning game drive because they are the most shy species of all the wild animals in lake mburo national park and they have elusive traits. They are at the same time regarded occasional because of they are the masters of camouflage and hard to find.
Also hyenas are found in lake mburo national park. Several hyenas exist in the park but they are regarded as occasional because they are also not seen regularly
Lions are also found in lake mburo national park. They have been known to be extinct in the park but still lions are slowly returning to lake mburo national park because of the stability the park and the good number of prey that exists. Lions are however rare in this park as only very few lucky visitors have been able to see one or two lions in lake mburo national park.
Lake Mburo is the only place where impalas, the eland are found although it has also got more other animals in it.
