Buffalo Bull Sold For R168 Million in South Africa
A top breeding buffalo bull in South Africa has reportedly been sold for a whopping R168-million, making it the most talked about bull in the world right now! The sale took place on the second day of Thaba Tholo Game Reserve’s annual auction on 15 and 16 September. The eight or nine-year-old “super buffalo” – named Inala […]
A top breeding buffalo bull in South Africa has reportedly been sold for a whopping R168-million, making it the most talked about bull in the world right now! The sale took place on the second day of Thaba Tholo Game Reserve’s annual auction on 15 and 16 September.
The eight or nine-year-old “super buffalo” – named Inala – was first spotted in 2011. The auction notes describe it as a spectacular ‘bull of abundance’ and a “once in a lifetime breeding bull” with a horn span of 1.30 metres.
Inala was already quite a legend in the industry as one of the country’s top young bulls, leading a group of shareholders – with their own game farms – to form a partnership specifically to purchase him.
Rubin Els, Thaba Tholo’s general manager – who has been with the Reserve for over 26 years – told local press that Inala “will now continue his brand and his calves will be very sought after. In this way his genetics can be distributed around the country.”
Thaba Tholo is a 36,000 hectare game farm in the Limpopo Province, created in 1990 and home to the big five and other rare species.
The reserve says it is committed to the conservation of all species, especially those that are endangered; and, according to its website, one of the ways in which it funds itself and the conservation of rare animals (without any government assistance) is selling its excess game such as Inala at this annual auction.
The reserve “prides itself on its long history of selling quality animals to satisfied customers.”
Back in 2011, when Inala was first spotted – Thaba Tholo sold what was then the most expensive buffalo bull in South Africa – Senatla – for just R18-million. Small change compared to Inala’s R168-million price tag!