In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast...
A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya.
The reunion was so touching, Christian still gave them the same lion hugs ever before!
Wait, you could buy a fucking LION in Harrods!?!?!
ciaranmgwd 1 month ago
The song hit the spot im gonna tear up now :')
666pookybear 6 months ago
shut up and dont be stupid
alissa7654 7 months ago
That lion would make good fur for being a soft pussy if you get what i mean.
ohmehgot 8 months ago
wow shocking! people under estimate what animals can do, there super smart.
God can do amazing things
SuperJacobFox 11 months ago
amazing video!
jezap09 1 year ago
God this made me cry! Soooo touching. How wonderful, just goes to show love can rise even above the usual habits of nature! Thank you for posting this on here, its so lovely :)
PhilsGirl100 1 year ago