{"id":1524,"date":"2024-07-13T00:03:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/13\/three-legged-lion-makes-longest-swim-ever-in-crocodile-infested-waters-and-he-had-added-motivation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T00:03:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:03:47","slug":"three-legged-lion-makes-longest-swim-ever-in-crocodile-infested-waters-and-he-had-added-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/13\/three-legged-lion-makes-longest-swim-ever-in-crocodile-infested-waters-and-he-had-added-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-legged lion makes \u2018longest swim ever\u2019 in crocodile-infested waters \u2013 and he had added motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A three-legged lion survived crocodile-infested waters in what scientists believe is the longest swim ever made by the animal \u2013 all to find a lioness.<\/p>\n

Jacob, a 10-year-old lion whose leg was amputated after getting caught in a poacher\u2019s trap four years ago, swam 1.5km across Uganda<\/strong>\u2018s Kazinga Channel with brother Tibu.<\/p>\n

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The waterway is home to one of the densest populations of crocodiles in Africa, with hippos also lurking in the deep at Queen Elizabeth National Park.<\/p>\n

The pair were filmed aborting two attempts to cross as they tried to shake a suspected crocodile or hippo from their trail, before finally setting off at the third try.<\/p>\n

Lions have previously been recorded swimming up to 200 metres \u2013 some of which are cut short in deadly attacks.<\/p>\n

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But the pair\u2019s swim, documented in a study co-led by Griffith University in Australia and Northern Arizona University, may have been driven by an added motivation.<\/p>\n

On the prowl for females<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s likely the brothers were looking for females,\u201d said Dr Alexander Braczkowski, from Griffith University.<\/p>\n

The study, published in Ecology and Evolution, states there are a \u201cvery low\u201d number of lionesses in the park.<\/p>\n

The lions had just lost a fight for \u201cfemale affection\u201d in the hours before the swim, according to Dr Braczkowski.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompetition for lionesses in the park is fierce\u2026 so it\u2019s likely the duo mounted the risky journey to get to the females on the other side of the channel,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a small connecting bridge to the other side but the presence of people was probably a deterrent for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Cat with nine lives\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob has already survived threats to his life at the park, having lost most of his family to poison for the lion body part trade.<\/p>\n

He was also once gored by a buffalo \u2013 all of which makes him \u201cAfrica\u2019s most resilient lion\u201d and a \u201ccat with nine lives\u201d, Dr Braczkowski said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that he and his brother Tibu have managed to survive as long as they have in a national park that has experienced significant human pressures and high poaching rates is a feat in itself,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis swim, across a channel filled with high densities of hippos and crocodiles, is a record-breaker and is a truly amazing show of resilience in the face of such risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The swim is \u201canother important example\u201d, he added, of wildlife species having to \u201cmake tough decisions\u201d to find homes and mates in a \u201chuman-dominated world\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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