Meet Jacob: The lion that gets around on 3 legs and survived multiple brushes with death

Jacob the lion has survived poachers and a death-defying swim across crocodile-infested waters in Uganda, offering another example for conservationists of the need they see for more efforts to protect lions. 

Meet Jacob: The lion that gets around on 3 legs and survived multiple brushes with death
A lion sits on a branch in a tree.

Jacob the lion has survived poachers and a death-defying swim across crocodile-infested waters in Uganda, offering another example for conservationists of the need they see for more efforts to protect lions.