Uganda

Pigeon

They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.

Desert Locust

Solitary locusts are grey while gregarious locusts are yellow with stripes.

Locust

Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.

Shoebill Stork

Adults greet each other by clattering their bills together.

Striped Hyena

The striped hyenas usually mark their territories with the help of the scent gland secretions from their anal pouch.

Bush Baby

In a series of leaps, this creature can cover almost 30 feet of distance in just a few seconds.

Horsefly

Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.

Nile Crocodile

When a female Nile crocodile’s hatchlings are in danger, she may hide them in a special pouch inside her throat.

Tsetse Fly

Tsetse flies are large biting flies that live in the tropical regions of Africa.

Skink Lizard

Some skinks lay eggs in some habitats while giving birth to skinklets in other habitats.

Thrush

The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country.

Huntsman Spider

Some huntsman spiders have an interesting way of moving around. Some cartwheel while others do handsprings or backflips.

Rodents

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.