By Emmanuel Moshi, Guide - Chada Katavi
The lions in Lake Manyara National Park are world-famous for climbing trees, but this experience has also been noted with Katavi lions. Katavi National Park has many less visitors than Lake Manyara, so this is perhaps why few have witnessed this.
I was on an afternoon game drive with two guests, Robin and Patricia, and we were concentrating on the usual flora and fauna. Then, when we crossed the river to the other side of the woodland, we saw tails and legs hanging from some trees closeby. With the aid of binoculars, we noticed that there were six lioness in total, each flat-top acacia having three lioness relaxing in them. Then we went close to a few metres distance and they were well settled and not bothered at all by our presence. The lionesses kept scanning in different directions to see whether there is the possibility of catching prey, while enjoying the cool breeze off the Katuma river. Sometimes, the lions also climb trees to get escape the flies, which can become unbearable when they bother the animals in large numbers, biting all the time. After watching the lionesses for a while, it started to get dark, so it was time to head back to the camp. As we left, the lionesses began climbing down the tree, into the cooler night.
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