safari bush sightings


Want to know what you'll be looking for on your Big Five safari at Sabi Sabi in South Africa?
Here are the latest interesting wildlife sightings in the bush:


  • January 2010
    Sabi Sabi Unbelievable Pangolin Sighting
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  • December09 / January 2010
    Sabi Sabi 19th December - 1st January Sightings
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  • December 2009
    Sabi Sabi Surprising Porcupine Death
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  • November / December 2009
    Sabi Sabi 5th November - 18th December Sightings
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  • December 2009
    Sabi Sabi Tree Climbing Hyena
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  • December 2009
    Sabi Sabi Leopard sighting while on foot
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  • November / December 2009
    Sabi Sabi 22nd November - 4th December Sightings
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  • November 2009
    Sabi Sabi River Raptor Sighting
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  • November 2009
    Sabi Sabi 9 - 21 November Sightings
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  • October / November 2009
    Sabi Sabi 29th October - 4th November Sightings
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  • November 2009
    Sabi Sabi Black Rhino Sighting
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  • October 2009
    Sabi Sabi 04-11 October Sightings
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  • September 2009
    Sabi Sabi 21-27 September Sightings
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  • August 2009
    Sabi Sabi 08-14 August Sightings
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  • August 2009
    Sabi Sabi 01-07 August Sightings
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  • July 2009
    Sabi Sabi 19-25 July Sightings
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  • July 2009
    Sabi Sabi 14-21 July Sightings
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  • June 2009
    Sabi Sabi 23-28 June Sightings
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  • June 2009
    Sabi Sabi 16-22 June Sightings
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  • June 2009
    Sabi Sabi 08-15 June Sightings
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  • June 2009
    Sabi Sabi 01-07 June Sightings
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  • May 2009
    Sabi Sabi 25-31 May Sightings
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  • April 2009
    Sabi Sabi 13-19 April Sightings
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  • April 2009
    Sabi Sabi 06-12 April Sightings
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  • March 2009
    Sabi Sabi 23-29 March Sightings
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  • March 2009
    Sabi Sabi 17-23 March Sightings
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  • March 2009
    Sabi Sabi 03-09 March Sightings
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  • February 2009
    Sabi Sabi 24 February - 02 March Sightings
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  • February 2009
    Sabi Sabi 17-23 February Sightings
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  • February 2009
    Sabi Sabi 09-16 February Sightings
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  • February 2009
    Sabi Sabi 01-08 February Sightings
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  • January 2009
    Sabi Sabi 21-31 January Sightings
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  • January 2009
    Sabi Sabi 12-20 January Sightings
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  • January 2009
    Sabi Sabi 05-12 January Sightings
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Wild about: Marula Tree

  • Wild about: The Marula Tree
  • 1. The much loved Marula, Scelerocarya birrea, is an ancient tree with a history extending back at least 10,000 years. Archeological evidence shows that the marula fruit and nut-like kernels were an important food in Southern Africa in ancient times.
  • 2. The tree is deciduous, and also dioecious, which means it has a specific sex. This lead to an African belief that drinking an infusion of the bark of a male tree would lead to the birth of a boy child, or that of a female tree, to the birth of a girl child.
  • 3. The marula fruit, which ripens from January to March, is the size of a small plum, and has 4 times more Vitamin C than an orange. It is delicious eaten fresh, or may be cooked to produce jams, juices, or alcoholic beverages. The liqueur Amarula is made from the marula fruit.
  • 4. Many parts of the tree are used in traditional medicinal remedies. The leaves are chewed to reduce heartburn, oil from the nuts is used in skin treatments, and the bark has several uses - it contains an antihistamine, is used as a malarial prophylactic, and is also effective as a treatment for stomach upsets.
  • 5. The fruit is a favourite of elephants. Legend has it that elephants get drunk after eating fruit which has fermented on the ground or in their stomachs. This may make for a good story - however, scientists have debunked this as a myth. Unfortunately you are unlikely to see a drunken elephant leaning against a marula tree.

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