Forget the rule about climbing a tree if a lion chases you.

I'd take my chances in that tree. I would rather fight the lion in the tree than on the ground.

Imagine seeing this after thinking you got away lol

lol break a branch real quick and start slapping the shit out of that lion as best you can

I'll just climb let us both be on unfamiliar grounds

I'd like to see how he gets down.

Well he looked twice into the camera and said, let me show you, how it is done!!!!

I’ve seen this before, apparently it’s a skill that belongs to one particular pride of lions

It's still worth a try -- lions seldom chase prey up trees:

what are your other options though? At least from a tree you can kick him while his paws are busy, and with gravity on your side.

The only thing that works against lions is to avoid areas where there are lions.

It's a cat, just bigger in size so that's not surprising

Good luck calling the Fire Department to get him down

He looked at the camera twice and he was like “look at me I am about to climb this tree” 😂

If people think you should climb a tree to escape a lion, they never saw a lion steal food from a leopard. Just get out on a small branch and hope he won’t come out there.

Not necessarily 😅

They can climb trees, they mostly don’t like to do so because getting back down can be dangerous for their 300kg asses

Ok, now how the hell is he getting down?

My Rule: Stay out of lion country 👍🏽

They can weigh 400-570 pounds. It's just crazy the strength in those cats.

Do people forget a lion is a cat?

What made you think a cat can’t climb a tree???

Depends on the tree, some trees they can climb easily, others they wouldn't even bother with. Even the ones that do climb trees rarely do so in pursuit of prey. Now a leopard? You're in big trouble.

How does he get down, that's the hard bit

Damn leopard ain't gonna hide his catch from me, lol.

from its gestures such as calm walking, glazing to camera twice before climbing, and did it again once it arrive at the treetop, this particular species is actually friendly and inviting the cameramen to join the tree climbing. thus, the exact opposite of the OP statement will apply

Just step harder on his head severally and faster

Why will I put myself in a position for a lion 🦁 to chase me?

I have survival skills in minus, i cant climb a tree and if i did somehow i will fall from it direct over lion

The fact that they have retractable paws makes it easy for them.

Not all lions climb trees, there are some who are "tree climbing lions".

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Yeah cats are skilled at climbing

Very funny how people always say lions can’t climb trees. No, they aren’t just build for it, they don’t fancy it but if they felt like it, here you go.

They are Zen Z Lions. The old trick won't work.