Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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Michael Laubscher: " They say everything that goes up must come down.

But there comes a time when what went up may not necessarily enjoy coming down.
Lions struggle to climb into trees due to their solid muscle weight but the journey down is a lot more challenging thank the trip up.
See, lions can power their way up into a tree thanks to their immense power but this muscle/power will not help when working against gravity on the way down.
Unlike leopard, lions do not have a “special” wrist joint that can lock into place when they approach the decent.
This locking joint plays a vital roll to the leopard because when gravity pulls their heavy bodies downward, there is now no risk in spraining or hurting muscles/ligaments when trying to slow down the plunge down the tree.
Now with lions weighing roughly 120kg more than a leopard, you can just imagine how much this “must come down” Journey is dreaded but these large cats."

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