Balearica pavonina - The black-crowned crane is found throughout the dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its large size, 1 meter in height, a wingspan of 187 centimeters, and weighing almost 4 kilos, the black-crowned crane along with the closely related grey-crowned crane are the only two cranes nesting in trees. It relies on a diet of insects, reptiles, smaller mammals, and the tender tips of new grasses. Their numbers are in decline stemming from habitat loss.
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Buganda is the largest sub-national kingdom within Uganda and the source for the country’s name. The natives of Buganda, the Ganda people, comprise almost 17% of Uganda’s population. The Kingdom of Buganda formed in the 14th century through the forced unification of five regional clans by King Kato Kintu. By the 18th century, it emerged as the leading power in Eastern Africa. Buganda fell to British colonization in the late 19th century and became part of the British Protectorate known as Uganda.
