Alison Lee Rubie, Up in the trees (NATURE WILDERNESS 2024)

Many believe that lions do not know how to climb trees. All it takes is to view the incredible climbers of Ishasha National Park in Uganda to be proved wrong. Lions will often climb to the top of trees for a better outlook or simply to get away from the heat of the ground. This beautiful youngster tried to get higher in the tree, but his mother wouldn't allow it. Leaving him to just settle for where he was in the fork of the tree.

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