My Mum told me about this.
Basically, in 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. He was 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.
Rendall and Berg flew with Christian to Nairobi, Kenya, where they met up with a conservationist George Adamson, who helped the lion settle into living an independent life (and integrating into a pride with other lions) in Kenya's Kora Reserve.
In 1974, Rendall and Berg decided to visit Christian one last time. He was now a wild animal. They were told that 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 arrived, Christian appeared outside their camp. Somehow, he knew. He waited outside the camp until Rendall and Berg arrived.
This video was taken during their reunion with Christian.
http://www.youtube.com/v/zVNTdWbVBgc&re ... or2=d3d3d3
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Basically, in 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. He was 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.
Rendall and Berg flew with Christian to Nairobi, Kenya, where they met up with a conservationist George Adamson, who helped the lion settle into living an independent life (and integrating into a pride with other lions) in Kenya's Kora Reserve.
In 1974, Rendall and Berg decided to visit Christian one last time. He was now a wild animal. They were told that 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 arrived, Christian appeared outside their camp. Somehow, he knew. He waited outside the camp until Rendall and Berg arrived.
This video was taken during their reunion with Christian.
http://www.youtube.com/v/zVNTdWbVBgc&re ... or2=d3d3d3
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