“Over there, two lions doing what lions do best. Snoozing” said our guide, pointing at a lioness stretched out under a Kalahari apple-leaf tree. Eyes closed, legs sprawled, tail flicking from side to side. Close by her, cubs were cuffing each other lazily. Grabbing my camera, the words “utterly adorable” sprung to mind until, a few yards away, I spotted a baby giraffe, also stretched out on its side, but with two more lions gnawing hungrily at its ribs.
Twenty years ago, the savannah was lush with acacia trees, fostering a symbiotic relationship with native acacia ants. These ants defended the trees against herbivores like elephants, which in turn provided shelter and sustenance for the ants. - Newsx
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You may have heard of the "butterfly effect", but how about the "ant effect"? We now see they are transforming landscapes in very subtle ways but with devastating effects," Palmer said.