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Selous lions climbing trees

  • Omary Mahanja - photos by Catherine Cotton
  • Nov 22, 2016
  • 1 min read

“Friendship is a sheltering tree” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Lions resting in trees - Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Lazy Lions relaxing in the trees - photos by Catherine Cotton

The phenomenon of lions climbing trees is famous in Lake Manyara National Park, but it is also observable in the Selous. Lions don’t usually climb trees like leopards do because they are not built well for the activity.

Showing how it is done - lions descending from trees in Selous

Young lion learning how to climb down from the trees in Selous

A young lion cub learning to climb trees, wary of falling down, receives encouragement from the other family members

Lion lazing in a tree - Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Lions in the Selous climb trees to catch a breeze and cool down, also there may be an advantage for viewing prey from a height. It is relatively well known that lions climb trees to avoid pests like tsetse flies.


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