Thorn trees - Africa
A lot of people have mentioned the thorn trees in Africa. The thorns are very hard and very sharp and can cause a lot of damage, but they don't seem to bother the animals. I have even seen giraffes eating them. I do know that they hurt from personal experience. During our trip in 2005, we were on the back of a truck which was being driven through the undergrowth. Peter was standing in front of me and he brushed aside a thorn bush as we passed, but forgot to tell me to duck. It hit me in the face and drew blood, but didn't cause as much damage as it could have, thank goodness. We brought a couple of these thorns home on our last trip and they measure between 8 and 9 cms and are very hard and sharp. We had a lot of trouble just breaking them off the tree. I have added two other photos in the first comment box.
Thorn trees - Africa
A lot of people have mentioned the thorn trees in Africa. The thorns are very hard and very sharp and can cause a lot of damage, but they don't seem to bother the animals. I have even seen giraffes eating them. I do know that they hurt from personal experience. During our trip in 2005, we were on the back of a truck which was being driven through the undergrowth. Peter was standing in front of me and he brushed aside a thorn bush as we passed, but forgot to tell me to duck. It hit me in the face and drew blood, but didn't cause as much damage as it could have, thank goodness. We brought a couple of these thorns home on our last trip and they measure between 8 and 9 cms and are very hard and sharp. We had a lot of trouble just breaking them off the tree. I have added two other photos in the first comment box.