Knob Thorn / Marula Savannah Ecozone

Knob Thorn / Marula Savannah Ecozone - Kruger National Park:

Description: The Knob Thorn / Marula Savannah Ecozone in the Kruger National Park is found on dark Basalt clays. This typical savannah ecozone with its sweet grasses attracts large herds of plains game such as zebra and wildebeest. It is also home to one of the parks largest Lion prides whose territory is in the vicinity of the Sweni River.

Typical Vegetation:

Trees : South	Trees : North	Trees : drainage lines / floodplains
Knob thorn Marula Apple-leaf Red thorn Zebrawood *Round-leaved teak Sickle bush Red spike-thorn Scented thorn Sjambok pod Tree wistaria	Knob thorn Marula Leadwood Red thorn Tall common corkwood Buffalo thorn Russet bushwillow Sickle bush Umbrella thorn Weeping wattle White raisin Zebrawood	Apple-leaf Jackal-berry Leadwood Lala palm Brack thorn Broad-pod false-thorn Common cluster fig Natal mahogany Sausage tree Wild date palm Fever tree Magic guarri

.	.	Grasses
.	.	Mixed and sweet grasses

Typical Animals:

Predators	Browsers	Grazers	Special Interest
Lion	Kudu	Buffalo	Sable
Cheetah	Steenbok	Wildebeest	Ostrich
Hyaena		Zebra
		Warthog
		Sable
	* Denotes animals that browse and graze