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You can watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oli5ll0jzE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iWvQZVDuWo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZr2UuOalo

A lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river.

You'll find this video to be as heartwarming as it is inspiring, reminiscent of rare privileges of a past time and an even rarer moment between humans and animals.

Emotional reunion

The main part of the film shown on YouTube was shot the following day, when Bourke and Rendall went into the bush to attempt to see their old friend.


There are two men in flared jeans and shaggy hair, and there is a lion. The huge carnivore approaches from a distance, slowly at first. Then recognition sets in, and soon everyone - men and beast - are hugging and crying.

Christian even brings one of the lionesses in his pride over to meet his former roommates. The Daily Mail story reports that the lioness was clearly not happy with Christian's two-legged friends, and Adamson told Rendall and Bourke that it was time to leave. They went back to the camp, and Christian went with them, staying up late into the night as the humans partied with their friend.

The next day Christian walked back into the bush, where his lionesses were waiting. He was never seen again - but the power of the Internet guarantees that he will never be forgotten.

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  • wow, i totally cried. I DON'T CRY AT VIDEOS

  • 78 people raised a lion cub and when they went to visit it in the wild, the lion didn't love them anymore. :(

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  • soppy music...

    

  • Dad..dad b, meet my girlfriend.

  • ive seen this video before. and i cry every single time!!

  • This is a Beautiful story 

  • 0:40 holy fudgesicles that is cute

  • jaja dumpert!

    

  • DUMPERT!

  • I hate this song but it really went well with this video!

  • I really wish I didn't have to hear this whitney houston song

  • You can look into Christian's eyes right from the start as a baby cub and see that he was more than special. For a cat, especially a Big Cat to be that loving, affectionate, trusting and gentle is beyond an anomaly.

    What those two men did in setting Christian into the wild was an ultimate & selfless act of love. They are obviously two good human beings and in my opinion, God blessed them with the opportunity to share in Christians life in a way that almost no other human being on the planet h

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