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Lion who lost an eye and a leg still survives - Catherine - 09-07-2026
Jacob the lion lost a back leg to a poachers snare and he lost sight in one eye because of an encounter with a water buffalo.
A lion in that condition should not survive, but Jacob has survived. How is that possible?
https://a-z-animals.com/articles/this-lion-lost-a-leg-and-an-eye-and-hes-still-hunting-on-his-own-today-f2r3/
In order to survive, Jacob has reinvented himself. He no longer hunts like a lion. He has taken up the hunting technique of a panther.
It is working. He is able to feed himself and survive.
Maybe it is not survival of the fittest, but rather survival of the most adaptable.