Along Namibia’s remote shoreline, a rare sight unfolds. A lone lioness settles into the sand just metres from the crashing Atlantic, perfectly at home in a place few would imagine a big cat could survive.
Screenshot from a video taken by Griet Van Malderen on Facebook
These coastal lions are believed to be the only ones in the world to live along the ocean, and only a small group exists here. Just 12 desert lions now roam the Skeleton Coast out of a wider population of roughly 80, having shifted from the arid Namib Desert to the shoreline in search of food.
In 2017, they drastically changed their diet and behaviour to adapt to this new habitat, and they appear to be thriving, as previously reported by the BBC.
Watching her rest beside the waves feels almost surreal, a quiet reminder of the resilience it takes to survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
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