Ethiopian Mountain Lion

[Sully]

"They tend to be solitary, except for when they are mating or have young offspring. Occasionally we see a whole family. In March we were fortunate to have a sighting of a male, female and four large cubs, but later sightings showed that the male had moved away.
 
The lions survive mainly on the plentiful forest Menelik’s Bushbuck or bush-pigs, and they ambush their prey from forest tracks – hence their solitary nature.
 
They are also unscathed, as they do not have to fight for territory and their loud bellowing reverberates through the forest at night, a powerful roar so different from the lazy MGM movie lion!
 
‘Lion season’ starts in March and lasts until October.  Locals say that the lions come out of the forest to dry off when the sun comes out"

As one would imagine the social structure is drastically different from those on the plains given the stark contrast in climate, with these changes making them socially akin to the Gir lions.

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