# The Lion Sleeps Tonight **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356 "2018-10-03T07:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/1 "2018-10-03T07:45:43Z")
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh  In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight Ok, it’s daylight but the lions are sleeping. 😉 **In trees!** Not sure why but I find these big animals perched in a small tree is hilarious. How they balance on those small limbs is a mystery. One lion is hanging by his two front legs. Even a cat wouldn’t be comfortable in that position. > **[King of the jungle hangs about in a tree as he takes a rest](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6233599/King-jungle-hangs-tree-takes-rest-sun.html)** > > The striking pictures were taken in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda by Thomas Plura, from Germany but now living in Kigali, Rwanda. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/2 "2018-10-03T10:22:54Z")
Awwww! They’re just cute fluffy kitty cats. With their cute fluffy manes, their cute fluffy tails, their cute fluffy fangs ready to rip your throat out and feed on your carcass in that adorable cute fluffy way… ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/3 "2018-10-03T13:59:48Z")
This is one of those unexpected behaviors that I’d never seen on nature documentaries. I remember seeing lions under the trees enjoying the shade. But in the trees? Awesome ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/4 "2018-10-03T16:05:59Z")
The one hanging by his front legs looks like he got that way by accident, as if he fell off a higher branch or something 🙂 These are awesome; thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/5 "2018-10-03T16:15:25Z")
I had a poster on my wall when I was 12 or so. It had a picture of a lion in a tree and the caption said, “With a little help from my friends.” I assumed it was staged and the humour arose because lions can’t climb trees. (Yeah, not very funny to non-12-year-olds.) I’m happy to be corrected. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/6 "2018-10-03T16:49:18Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > …But in the trees? > > Awesome [Surely.](https://www.google.com/search?q=lions+in+trees+tanzania&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWk-H23OrdAhVKX60KHSexDLoQ_AUIDigB) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/7 "2018-10-03T16:53:15Z")
I have a picture someplace of my big black fuzzy kitty sitting on the arm of my chair with legs hanging down on each side. Just like that lion. It was not an accident; he sat/slept that way all the time. I bet the lion does too. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/8 "2018-10-03T17:54:20Z")
The tree goats better watch out for tree lions. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u4EJR1Mtom8/hqdefault.jpg "Why are there goats in the trees?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4EJR1Mtom8) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/9 "2018-10-03T17:58:24Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > The one hanging by his front legs looks like he got that way by accident, as if he fell off a higher branch or something 🙂 These are awesome; thanks for sharing. He does rather have a “Whoah! The hell just happened?!” expression . ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/10 "2018-10-03T18:06:06Z")
So much for finding a tree to be safe. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/11 "2018-10-03T18:19:31Z")
I’ll see your lions and raise you goats: > **[How Tree-Climbing Goats Plant New Trees](https://www.treehugger.com/how-tree-climbing-goats-help-plant-new-trees-4858160)** > > As if goats in trees weren't awesome enough, it turns out they are masterful seed dispersers as well. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/12 "2018-10-03T18:28:23Z")
I have photos of my cats on the oddest places. They are fraction of the weight of a lion so it seems reasonable they can relax on a 3in wide shelf. One can even walk all the way around the dining room table on the backs of the chairs. It’s amazing the places they can walk on. Lions, I assume if the branch is sturdy enough should have the same acrobatic balance as a tiny ( by comparison) house cat. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/13 "2018-10-03T18:54:46Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > I’ll see your lions and raise you goats: > > [How Tree-Climbing Goats Plant New Trees](https://www.treehugger.com/animals/how-tree-climbing-goats-help-plant-new-trees.html) > > Dennis And I’ll see your trees, and raise you [dams.](https://boingboing.net/2017/10/16/my-polonium-powered-lone-range.html) ---
**Author:** ![Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reindeer_flotilla/32/3024_2.png) [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reindeer_Flotilla)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/14 "2018-10-03T19:26:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > And I’ll see your trees, and raise you [dams.](https://boingboing.net/2017/10/16/my-polonium-powered-lone-range.html) Those alpha goats must have a limited half-life. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lion-sleeps-tonight/822356/15 "2018-10-04T13:39:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > And I’ll see your trees, and raise you [dams.](https://boingboing.net/2017/10/16/my-polonium-powered-lone-range.html) ummm…your link ain’t what you intended. But this one is, methinks! : > **[Dam Goats Scale Dam Rocks in Search of Salt](https://www.treehugger.com/dam-goats-scale-dam-rocks-in-search-of-dam-salt-in-dam-photos-4868132)** > > Mountain goats have no problem applying their gravity defying climbing skills to manmade structures like hydro-electric dams if it means finding a good salt lic (skip to 0:30, and be amazed!)