The largest animal in Uganda: African elephants are known to be Uganda’s biggest animals and they are known to be the largest land animals on Earth. Uganda is a home to both African savannah elephants which are also commonly referred to as “Loxodonta Africana” and the small forest elephants “Loxodonta cyclotis” and these species can be considered to be among the big five animals found in the country and act to be among the top tourist attractions in the country which have led to the development of the tourism industry because of large population of people who come through the country just to see the elephants and below there is more to know and learn about these species.
Uganda as a country has so many areas, that act as the key natural habitats for the African elephant species because they have a suitable environment that is surrounded by savannah landscapes, scattered trees, and savannah grasslands, which also offer ample grazing opportunities to the species. In addition, some of the areas where tourists can visit to see the elephants while on their safari in Uganda include; Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Semuliki National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Bwindi impenetrable national park among others.
African elephants are known to be remarkable creatures which are characterized by their intelligence, and social behaviors due to the fact that they are always calm walking around even while in the presence of human beings as long they are their peace is not disturbed and threatened, and because of their size as the female are small and are known to weigh around 3 to 4 tons as the adult males weigh up to 6 to 7 tons. More so, African elephants are massive animal species, that have elongated noses, and long trunks that they use to serve the main purpose of grasping objects, communicating through trumpeting sounds, and drinking water. In addition, the other unique thing about these species is that the upper lips of these species are seen to combine.
African Elephants are known to be essential to the ecosystem of the country due to the fact that they play a significant role into shaping their environment it is observed and noted that as these animals graze on the vegetation in the park, it helps prevent the growth of other certain plant species which leads to good maintenance of a balanced ecosystem. More so, the elephants are also usually seen digging water holes using their tusks, which helps other animals to access water more especially during the dry season. In addition, these elephants disperse seeds through their dung, which contributes a lot towards the regeneration of plant species among others.
More so, because the African elephant species are considered to be among the major tourist attractions in Uganda therefore, the opportunity to witness these magnificent animal species within their natural habitats leads many tourists to travel from different parts all over the world to visit this country. In addition, this contributes a lot towards the economic benefits to Uganda through the tourism revenue and this leads to providing support to the conservation effort and promoting the local communities that are always neighboring the game parks.
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