A camper in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana, posted this footage of thirsty lions licking water off of her tent.
CAMPER FILM LIONS OUTSIDE HER TENT: A camper posted footage on Monday showing lions lick the rainwater that remained on...
Posted by FB Newswire on Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Francie Francisca Lubbe via Facebook
Botswana is currently faced with its worst drought since 1981. In January Botswana's second president, Sir Ketumile Masire, lost 89 zebras to water scarcity, according to AllAfrica.
So when the skies finally opened up and rain fell on the park on 9 May, the lions took advantage of the drops that accumulated on Lubbe's tent.
Lubbe commented that the experience was special.