Three-legged lion takes ‘record-breaking’ swim across river in Uganda

A well-earned rest for these two lions, who researchers believe swam the longest distance ever recorded for the species.

A feat made even more remarkable by the fact one of the lions – Jacob – has only three legs, after losing one to a poacher’s snare.

Using a drone, researchers filmed Jacob and his brother Tibu overcoming their natural aversion to water and paddling across the Kazinga Channel.

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