Avoid the heat of the African lion style

Hot sunshine, lions in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, east Africa climbed up the tree to find cool shady, avoiding heat loss.

How does African lion avoid heat?

Photographer Alexandr Kirichko, 50, from Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine was surprised to see a rare sight in this wild nature . He recorded a special moment in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

About 10 lions are sleeping, squeezing on tall branches about 6 meters above the ground.

Sleeping in the sky brings many benefits to lions. From this position they can cover the entire vast area of grassland below, allowing them to quickly discover prey.

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Lions are lying on trees to avoid the sun

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Just sleeping in the shade, the lion can see the prey quickly when lying on the tree with a height of about 6 meters above the ground