The Great Apes of Uganda

• Gorillas
• Chimpanzees
• Monkeys

Uganda is the Ape capital of East Africa, it boasts of a big diversity of primates that include:

• Gorillas
• Chimpanzees
• Golden Monkeys
• Black and white Colobus
• Blue Monkeys
• De Brazza’s monkeys
• Grey Cheeked Mangabees
• L’Hoest Monkeys also known as Cercopithecus lhoest
• Patas Monkeys
• Red Colobus Monkeys
• Red Tailed Monkeys

Uganda has the greatest population in the world for the most endangered mountain gorillas. These are found in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Uganda plays host to over 5000 Chimpanzees in the Kibale National park. Uganda also has numerous numbers of different types of primates as mentioned above in different parts of the Country.