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