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The Spittle Tree is also locally referred to as the Raining or Crying Tree as sometimes it can appear to have water falling from it, even in the most driest conditions … As with the majority of ‘weird’ things, there is a simple explanation (sometimes life can be so boring and practical). So what is […] Read More
The last in our folklore series … I do hope you have enjoyed these stories ! Why the Zebra has a Stripy Coat The Creator originally made all the animals the same. After a while, the animals became bored with all looking alike, and asked if The Creator could do something to help them. The […] Read More
A lot of rangers will also try to educate their guests not only about the wildlife, but also about the many different plants that are found in the African bush. A very popular bush to stop by and talk about is the Magic Guarri bush, or to give it is proper name – Euclea divinorum. […] Read More
A lovely tale ! The Waterbuck’s White Circle One very dark night, a mother Waterbuck was grazing near the Tribesman’s wooden hut with her young calf. The Tribesman had been very busy that day, painting his hut white, and had left the tin of white paint outside his door ready to continue his work the […] Read More
The Buffalo Thorn tree is also known locally as the Tree of Life. It is quite distinctive, in that it has a zig zag branch structure with hooks and thorns in pairs together, along the branch. Locals believe that the branch reflects life, which is never a straight line; the hooks (which face backwards towards […] Read More
The eighth folklore story … just a couple more to go ! Why the Warthog is so Ugly In the Beginning, the Warthog was the most handsome animal. He knew this, and unfortunately became very vain. As a result, none of the other animals liked Warthog very much. One morning, Warthog left his burrow, and […] Read More
Symbiosis is the act of any 2 (or more) different species living and interacting together, and the African bush has many, many examples of how this works. For example, a red oxpecker and a kudu have a mutually symbiotic relationship – meaning that both parties get a mutual benefit / positive reaction the relationship. So […] Read More
More folklore for you to enjoy ! How the Elephant got his Tusks The Warthog used to have beautiful long ivory tusks, but his friend, the Elephant, only had small, curling tusks. Elephant was extremely jealous of his friend’s tusks, and wanted the tusks for himself. One day, Elephant saw Warthog out walking, and had […] Read More
The Red Headed Weaver will deliberately make its nest look scruffy and as if the nest has been abandoned … purely to deter predators.
The marula tree … the subject of so many UTube videos, showing elephants and monkeys feasting on the little green fruit that it drops, and then appearing completely intoxicated. Unfortunately, this is just a myth … whilst the videos are immensely amusing to watch, they are actually just the by-product of some clever editing. The […] Read More
