A 17-year-old wild lioness survived for 5 years after losing her sight, despite blindness typically being fatal for wild predators.

Caveats

• The specific details of this claim (age 17, name 'Josie,' Addo Elephant National Park location, 5-year blindness duration) are drawn exclusively from low-authority viral sources that appear to recycle the same unverified story rather than independently corroborate it.
• The only peer-reviewed source references a 'Serengeti lioness case,' which is geographically distinct from the Addo Elephant National Park setting described in the popular accounts — these may be two entirely different animals.
• The claim omits that the lioness's survival was critically dependent on sustained active support from her daughters, making this an exceptional case rather than evidence that blind predators can generally survive in the wild.