Christian The Lion
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Uploaded by clotho98 on Jul 11, 2008
In 1969, John Rendall and Ace Berg purchased a 35-pound lion cub who had been born in a zoo. They named the cub Christian, and raised him in their London home.
Within a year, Christian had grown to 185 lbs. Rendall and Berg realized they couldn't keep him much longer. But they didn't know what to do with him. A chance encounter with two actors from the film "Born Free" changed that.
The actors recommended George Adamson, a conservationist living in Kenya. Christian was sent to Africa where he was rehabilitated and released into the wild.
In 1974, Rendall and Berg decided to visit Christian one last time. He was now a wild animal. Adamson told them it was doubtful that Christian could be found. No one had seen him in nine months.
The two flew to Kenya, anyway. On the day they landed, Christian appeared outside Adamson's camp. Somehow, he knew. He waited outside the camp until Rendall and Berg arrived.
This video was taken during their reunion with Christian.
Amazing! But then, those of us who care for feral animals could have told you this would happen. :)
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omj i have seen this 20 times and i start bawling EVERY single time!!!!!! literally bawling. and out of all the versions this is my fave cuz i think the song matches well.
3 years ago 4
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OMG....its soooo touching & amazing!!!
3 years ago 3
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It was really cool when OPRAH interviewed these 2 blokes....but yet they never did say whatever happened to Christian ... nevertheless.
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I'm glad people don't think he's trying to kill them .... they would be dead half a second after he touched them!!! yeah I cry every time I see this too.
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omg thats so sweet!
3 years ago 3
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wow, I am speachless. wow.
3 years ago 2
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An amazing video showing an inseparable bond between the animal world & humans; That lion was like a little kitten with them, so adorable!
3 years ago 2
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that is sooo amazing. i loved it.
I WANNA HAVE A LION, SEND HIM TO AFRICA, GO SEE HIM A FEW YEARS LAYTA, AND HAVE HIM KISS AND HUG ME ALL OVA!!!
3 years ago 2
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The title of the song please ?
j3uxnathan 2 years ago
That's "Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith.
clotho98 2 years ago