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Tree Climbing Lions In Uganda, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have you ever wondered what a lion looks like when it is in a tree, then wonder no more because Queen Elizabeth National Park is the answer to your question and a wonder. Tree-climbing lions in Uganda can only be found in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Ishasha sector. As we all know that it is very rare for lions to climb trees, the lions found in Queen Elizabeth Park are a rare case as it is hard to find climbing lions as evident as here anywhere else. You will see cubs playing and hanging in tree branches as well as older lions.
This is one experience you will probably never forget and you will be able to capture videos and photos of lions lounging in a tree. Lions commonly climb acacia and fig trees and climb trees as the trees provide ample shelter during both the sunny and rainy seasons. These lions climb trees when the sun comes up and not before, and you should also know that the male lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park have unique black manes.
The tree climbers are uniquely built and as they laze around the trees, you will be able to enjoy watching these big cats as you drive through the park. Lions can be seen sitting in trees while digesting food and also watching small animals moving around the park as they plan their next hunt.
Why do lions climb trees?
Lions can be seen sleeping in trees and people have given reasons why these lions climb trees and they are given below:
Lions climb the trees as the view is good for spotting the various prey that can be seen roaming around the park. These big cats can easily pounce on food, especially antelope, without being easily noticed.
They climb trees to escape the heat from the ground and get shelter from the rain. In fact, the temperature can go up to 28 degrees, which is not favorable for cats, which is why they climb trees.
Trees provide cats with a good place to rest after a long day of hunting with wide branches to accommodate them.
The trees also protect the lions from insect bites, especially tsetse flies, which attack the animals especially during the rainy season.
Why Queen Elizabeth is the best or ideal place for climbing lions.
Different lions live in different parks in Uganda, but not all of them can climb trees. Tree climbing lions are found in Queen Elizabeth National Park and I wrote why Queen Elizabeth National Park is the best or ideal place for climbing lions.
The park has a vast land that allows the animals to move around the park easily, giving them freedom. It also has other animals that serve as food for the lions like kobes, cranes, cows from the neighboring village, the availability of acacia trees and plane trees also makes the park the best place to stay. All these conditions make it a suitable place for lions to live.
Dangers facing tree-climbing lions in Ishasha.
These lions are threatened by the constant and rapidly increasing human population around the park, for example in 2018 around the month of April, some lions were found dead and their cactus had an insecticidal poison in it, which is believed to have come from the human population.
They also face the problem of natural death, which drastically reduces their numbers.
The fight between the dominant males for the leader of the pride also leads to the loss of some lions in the park.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
