Description
Murchison Falls is Uganda’s largest national park (3,840km2), named for the seven-metre wide chasm through which the full force of the mighty Nile River tumbles. Most of Africa’s large mammal species occur here, as well as almost 500 bird species, including the dinosaur-like Shoebill. Standing 1.4 metres tall, and formerly known as the Whale-headed Stork, this truly strange bird feeds mostly on lungfish and catfish.