What Is Chimpanzee Habituation? When people think of habituation their mind goes straight to gorilla habituation which is the most famous form of habituation while taking part in an Africa safari but making your way to the continent you will get to see a number of wildlife species are habituated that including the chimpanzees which are an active species in the wild. In this article let us give you an introduction to chimpanzee habituation and what to expect when you participate in the activity.
Chimpanzee habituation just like gorilla trekking is the process of training a number of wildlife species in this case being the endangered chimpanzees to get accustomed to human presence. The activity involves slowly introducing the chimpanzees to human presence to become comfortable around them. During the chimpanzee habituation process rangers, researchers and the guides will get to understand more about the behavior of the chimpanzees as they get accustomed to human presence and during the process of training the species, if the troop is picking up on the training sessions then travellers can get to track it as part of a standard chimpanzee troop and interesting about the activity is the fact that you will get to watch a number of authentic experiences of the species as they get introduced to human presence for a memorable safari experience.
Chimpanzee habituation in Africa is best done in Kibale national park which will give you the chance to participate in the process of training the species to get accustomed to human presence. The process of training the species to get accustomed to human presence can take about 2 years and once the time elapses, the species can then be released to be visited by the travellers. The process takes all year round therefore you can obtain a chimpanzee habituation permit in Uganda at any given time of the year for a rewarding Uganda safari experience.
The best time however will be during the wet season this is because of the fact that the species and their movements are limited which in the way it will make the species quite memorable as for the dry season food is not readily available which in the way leads to more movements in the park which will in the way will lead to increased movements in the wild which can be quite tedious but also engaging which will give you the chance to understand more about the wild as you get to watch a number of different features in the wild to make your safari experience quite memorable.
A chimpanzee habituation permit in Uganda can be obtained at a price of 250 USD which will give you the opportunity to spend four hours with the species watching how the troops are trained to get accustomed to human presence. You will get access to a ranger that will protect you against any vicious animal attacks, you will also have access to a guide who will give you the most rewarding experience as they give you the most relevant information about the species in the wild.
After the chimpanzee troops are accustomed to human presence then travellers can participate in chimpanzee trekking in Africa that will lead you to a number of destinations among which include;
Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda which will lead you to participate in chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest, chimpanzee trekking in Queen Elizabeth national park and chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park where you will get to watch how the species are now used to human presence in their designated chimpanzee troops. Travellers can also have an amazing safari experience participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda which will lead them to Nyungwe national park and for chimpanzee trekking in Congo when you visit Virunga national park for a memorable safari experience.
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