Treed cat

In the article about Kenya and Tanzania in the April ’04 edition, the author mentioned that she thought the tree-climbing lions of Tanzania were “somewhat of a fantasy.” I have a picture from a September ’02 visit to the Ngorongoro Crater to prove her otherwise.

This lion was walking along when it spotted an elephant nearby and immediately jumped up into the tree. Lions are afraid of elephants. The picture shows the elephant in the background as well.

CAROLYN TYSSEN
Clifton, TX