Tree climbing Lions?

In message <c945b1284d.ri48000239@liz13.uklinux.net>, Liz
<invalid@v-liz.co.uk> writes
>Has anyone seen lions climbing trees in the Masai Mara?
>
>I ask because in Big Cat Diary (BBC - UK) last night/tonight, some lions had
>treed a leopard and her well-grown cub overnight. I thought, "I wonder
>what'll happen when the lions climb up after them?", but Saba D-H didn't
>mention the possibility, and it apparently didn't happen: at least one lion
>was still underneath in the morning and the leopards were safe.
>
>I've certainly seen lions up trees in Nairobi NP, and they're famous in
>Manyara.
>
>Where else have people seen lions climbing trees?
>
>Slainte
>
>Liz
>
>
An interesting question Liz! Big Cat Diary is great, as usual, with the
enthusiasm of the three presenters adding to the thrill of seeing these
cats.
Leopards are natural tree climbers and it seems that lions don`t have
that same ability, although you say you have seen them in Nairobi NP.
I`ve been in email contact with Saba for some time but my last email
came back so she must have changed it, probably get`s too much mail. I
will see if I can contact her via another route, to ask about the tree
climbing abilities of lions.
Pat
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Pat Anderson

"Pat Anderson" <pat@aicuk.> wrote in message > >
> >
Big Cat Diary is great, as usual, with the
> enthusiasm of the three presenters adding to the thrill of seeing these
> cats.

Mmmm - I dont think this series is anything like as good as the previous
ones; get the impression its been much more heavily edited to tell a 'story'
and to have lots of exciting cliff-hangers, rather than just being a more
accurate representation of Big Cats' lives.
I know they HAVE to edit or it would be very boring but the previous series
(as far as I recall) were shown in the autumn and very close to the actual
filming; this one seems to have been filmed some time ago and edited at
leisure?



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Rita Daggett

Happy New Year, Liz!

One of the minor disappointments of our trip last fall was that we
didn't see any lions in trees -- not even in Manyara!

The other minor disappointment was not seeing the migration cross the
Mara despite the fact that there were huge numbers on our side and a
good number on the other side grazing -- guess they were waiting for us
to leave before they crossed. . .

The *major* disappointment is that we don't get "Big Cat Diary"
here!!!! We watched them film and heard all about it but have yet to
see it.

On 6 Jan 2005 09:57:00 -0800, jrosiniam wrote:

>One of the minor disappointments of our trip last fall was that we
>didn't see any lions in trees -- not even in Manyara!

Oh my, you must be easy to disappoint! (:-)

Hans-Georg

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