Mary Bates, PhD

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Swimming Lions

African lion brothers Jacob and Tibu. Photo courtesy of Alexander Braczkowski.

Researchers have documented a record-breaking swim by two lion brothers in western Uganda. The pair was observed multiple times swimming nearly 1 mile to cross the predator-infested Kazinga channel—a feat made even more impressive by the fact that one of the lions is missing a leg.

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: Lion Brothers Make Record-Breaking Long-Distance Swim.