The Salt Lick in the Bamboo ForestĪbundant rainfall in the mountains encourages rainforest growth on lower slopes while at higher elevations nearly pure stands of bamboo thrive. In September, with the returning rains, huge herds of wildebeest, gazelle, and zebra disperse into the plains. Rivers and water holes are congregating points for a wide variety of savanna wildlife, particularly during the dry seasons of spring and summer. Savannas are inhabited by browsing animals such as the prehensile-lipped black rhinoceros, impala, and kudu. Slightly higher rainfall in the adjacent hill country permits more trees to grow in regions such as this.

These open park-like savannas are areas of grassland with scattered spreading acacia and baobab trees.

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