Waar om die Buffalo Thorn in Suid-Afrika te sien

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Buffalo Thorn at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Harold Johnson Nature Reserve and Ndumo Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Buffalo Thorn is most recorded in Gauteng (40% of records), Limpopo (16% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (12% of records), based on 5,412 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Buffalo Thorn on site or nearby.

The Buffalo Thorn is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

Ziziphus mucronata, known as the buffalo thorn, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern Africa. It is deciduous and may grow up to 17 metres tall. It can survive in a variety of soil types, occurring in many habitats, mostly open woodlands, often on soils deposited by rivers, and grows frequently on termite mounds.