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http://videos.komando.com/2008/06/26/ch ... -the-lion/

I’ll bet you’ve never seen a pet like the one in this Video of the Day. In 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. He had been born in a zoo. The friends raised Christian in their London home. All three hung out in a friend’s furniture shop on the weekends.

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 changed that. Two actors from the film Born Free walked into the furniture store.

The actors recommended a conservationist, George Adamson, living in Kenya. Christian was soon in Africa. There 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. What a story! What a video!





ETA: I finally found the vid on YouTube because I'm afraid the link may be temporary.

Awwwww

Awwwww Awwwww Awwwww :-4 Just amazing

A friend had sent me that video in an email. Just amazing!!

That is beautiful.

Thank you:-4:-6

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwsome! :-4

Just wish I hadnt put any eye make up on before I saw it.....its all over me face now......God is that clip moving or what.............

Get an Awwwwwwwwwwwwww?

I can do better than that you got 3 girls bawling their eyes out.

The moment he recognises them is awesome, I still have a lump in my throat.

Thanks for posting it..

My youngest is still distraught:-3

OK, so I'm sitting here with a banging headache, knackered after not sleeping last night, feeling fed up 'cos the hot water boiler is playing up with 3 separate faults so I couldn't have a soak in the bath and had to make do with a cold shower and you show me this..............











Thank you, you've really cheered me up, that was lovely.:-4













yes, I'm crying too :rolleyes:

That was so cool, love is never forgotten. :-4

Chezzie;923464 wrote: Get an Awwwwwwwwwwwwww?

I can do better than than that you got 3 girls bawling their eyes out.

The moment he recognises them is awesome, I still have a lump in my throat.

Thanks for posting it..

My youngest is still distraught:-3I watched that a few hours ago Chez and cant get it out of my head and even now as im typing this the thought of him seeing them.........oh dear here I go again.:-1

Gee guys it's just a pet. :-3



My allergies are really flaring up today, anybody got a tissue? :yh_liar

Accountable;923572 wrote: Gee guys it's just a pet. :-3



My allergies are really flaring up today, anybody got a tissue? :yh_liarUsed them all up:(:-1

just watched this again with hubby and we all cried once more...even hubs:rolleyes:

i just love going back and playing this...:-4

I played it for the boys after I watched it alone, and cried BOTH times!



I love the way he jumps on the men....reminds me of my kitties!:-4:-4:-4

Accountable;923361 wrote: Rendall and Berg realized they couldn’t keep him much longer. But they didn’t know what to do with him. A chance encounter changed that. Two actors from the film Born Free walked into the furniture store.Now that's the sort of coincidence that makes all the difference!