The mystery of how lions survived a desert disappearance
In short: In the mid-1980s, hundreds of lions vanished from the Namib Desert, only to reappear years later. This video explores how these apex predators adapted to one of Earth's most forbidding environments.
Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander tracks these remarkable lions along Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. The footage examines the biological and environmental mysteries behind their survival in a landscape defined by extreme harshness.
The return of the desert lions remains a subject of fascination for researchers, highlighting the resilience of large carnivores in arid ecosystems.
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- Also: The Desert Lions | About | Nature | PBS
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