Named during Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 1954; famous for its tree-climbing lions
Area
1,978 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1952
Declared in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed in 1954 after a visit by the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II, the park is celebrated for a lion population with the unusual habit of climbing trees through the hottest hours of the day, a behaviour documented in very few lion populations anywhere and whose exact cause — possibly to escape flies or the heat of the ground — still has no settled scientific explanation.
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Queen Elizabeth: 72 documented species
Mammals26Birds25Reptiles11Fish
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Uganda, where Queen Elizabeth lies.
Tropical rainforestSavannahTundra / polarWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
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