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Located in the north Eastern Uganda, kidepo valley is home to almost 500 bird species and 86 mammal species call this park home, including spotted hyena, lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra, African buffalo, bat-eared foxes, Rothschild’s giraffe. Buffalo herds can number over 3000 and lions are plentiful, but now restricted to the park.<\/p>\n

The region also includes the IK tribe, an\u00a0isolated tribe living in the nearby hills. 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