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‘Africa’s most resilient lion’ and his brother filmed making 1.5km swim across dangerous African river
A team led by an Australian researcher captured the pair making the ‘record- breaking’ swim after two failed attempts
A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-filled African river has been documented by a team led by a researcher from an Australian university.
The two-male lion coalition was filmed crossing the Kazinga Channel in Uganda at night using high-definition heat detection cameras on drones.
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Dealt DeJong makes 'easy' trip across clubhouses
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