Christian the Lion - the full story (in HQ)
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Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, "I used to count the days on which we hadn't seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary." Because 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.
"Lion Man" Gareth Patterson, author, environmentalist, and the person who continued George Adamson's lion rehabilitation work, revisited Kora in 1998. This is what he found...
As for the two guys, the Born Free Foundation tells me that Anthony "Ace" Bourke (referred to as Ace "Berg" in a Daily Mail article) lives in Australia as a lecturer and expert in the area of Aboriginal Art, and John Rendall lives in the UK and is a Trustee of the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust.
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George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust
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Uploaded: June 28, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Author: TadManly
Length: 00:02:28
Rating: 4.92
Views: 16682106
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Video Comments:
AziaXtreme (November 20, 2008 at 3:49 am)
Christian's nicer than the Tsavo lions
ThwartedEfforts (November 20, 2008 at 3:37 am)
Why must you spoil such a simple, heartwarming tale about a lion and the humans he loved with a religious fairytale? Shut up.
drandydds (November 20, 2008 at 2:10 am)
This would of been a much better video if annoying Whitney Houston soundtrack was removed.
smerflel (November 20, 2008 at 1:59 am)
Lions mainly keep to the one area so they probably remember where they let him go
nadzdpogi100 (November 20, 2008 at 1:49 am)
wheeeww... it touched my heart...
reminds me of my late feline friends.. ehehe...
I love this video..
reminds me of my late feline friends.. ehehe...
I love this video..
christiana27y (November 20, 2008 at 12:57 am)
rofl I forgot my boytoy went on vacation to London How do I get him to forgive me?
damaband41 (November 20, 2008 at 12:56 am)
Really sweet, but...
I saw the text scroll:
"After many..." (I was expecting years)
"Hours of searching"
Wtf? What do they have some kind of lion locator device or something?
I saw the text scroll:
"After many..." (I was expecting years)
"Hours of searching"
Wtf? What do they have some kind of lion locator device or something?
CHRISTSmusiciansSEA (November 19, 2008 at 11:45 pm)
Have a heart for this story. It's way COOL.
The Story of Noah, may have SAVED billions of
animals lives? A LAW in the form of a story
in a time with NO newspapers, TV, radio, etc etc.
Bless God. Bless Kids.
Bless Animals & Lions & Pets too. Noah tried !
The Story of Noah, may have SAVED billions of
animals lives? A LAW in the form of a story
in a time with NO newspapers, TV, radio, etc etc.
Bless God. Bless Kids.
Bless Animals & Lions & Pets too. Noah tried !
harpo7879 (November 19, 2008 at 11:02 pm)
I've seen this video several times, and each time it makes me weep like a tired four-year-old.
Just so beautiful!
Just so beautiful!
plumeriagirl2 (November 19, 2008 at 10:19 pm)
this is the most touching video