National Botanical Gardens (Uganda)
- National Botanical Gardens (Uganda)
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The National Botanical Gardens of Uganda are in located in Entebbe, Uganda. They were laid out in 1898 by the first curator A Whyte close to the shore of Lake Victoria. The gardens are divided into different zones, including a rainforest zone. This rainforest formed the backdrop to scenes from the Tarzan films featuring Johnny Weissmuller, shot in the 1940s.[1][2][3][4]
Notable animals and birds found in the gardens
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