Tree Climbing Lions of Uganda

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Tree Climbing Lions of Uganda, Do Lions Climb Trees ? It is somewhat uncommon for lions to actually climb trees. Even seasoned animal behaviorists agree that lions are not evolutionary adapted to scale trees. climbing lions are a rarity in Africa and Ishasha is a sure sighting place for climbing lions in East Africa.   The other population is found in Lake Manyara National Park in the Southern part of Tanzania. A 3 day safari in Uganda will take you to ishasha in Queen Elizabeth national park.

Combining Gorilla trekking preferably in the close by Buhoma area of Bwindi Impenetrable forest with ishasha would ease accessibility.

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It is supposed that this type of lions climb trees as a way of protecting themselves against the numerous biting tsetse flies on the ground level, whereas other people claim that they actually climb into the branches to escape from the heat on the ground and enjoy the cool breeze. one added benefit is that being up in the trees allows them to observe the surrounding see anyone approaching and spot potential prey. nonetheless the reason why they climb up into the tree branches remains unknown.

The Lions are normally seen lazily lying up within the branches of the huge fig trees staring down at the numerous  Uganda Kobs that graze in the open Ishasha plains –  and these are actually the main prey to these lions.

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In case you ever find yourself being chased by a lion, choosing to climb up into the trees as a way to escape from it will actually not help much especially within Queen Elizabeth National Park since these Lions have the ability to climb up into the trees. Besides climbing lions, you will often see herds of buffaloes, elephants, and a number of antelopes.

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