Thursday, 9 June 2011

THE LION WHO THOUGHT HE WAS CHRISTIAN.

This is a love story from the 1960s. It all started when two Australian men came to live in London. One day they went to Harrods store in Knghtsbridge and bought a male Lion Cub and called him Christian. They brought this little cub to their home and from this point on their lives changed dramatically. A strong bond developed between the Lion and the two men and they became inseparable. The Lion was part of their family now and went everywhere with them. As time went by the Lion was growing up and would soon become too large for them to handle so they had to make a decision on what would be the best for Christian. They decided that instead of putting him into a Zoo they would try to get him into an African environment. This they done and Christian was put into the wild to fend for himself. The lion after many battles with wild Lions eventually established himself and even met a female and started a family. This you would think would be the end of the matter but not so. The two Aussies after I think a year had gone past thought that it would be an idea to try and find out how Christian was getting on. They were informed that it was not really a good idea to try and contact the Lion as he would be completely wild and dangerous by now and that there was no possiblity of him remembering them. But they went ahead anyway and searched for their friend Christian. Eventually they found out where he was and that he was the leader of a pride of Lions. In the videos below you see this reunion of  friends and understand that great love can transcend different species in such a profound way.  I tried to get better quallity videos but to no avail.
Hope you enjoy them as I did.

 

                                                          
                                                                                    
                                                                           
   
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83 comments:

  1. Melanie9 June 2011 at 08:40

    I have seen those before - very heartwarming!

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  2. Desktoper9 June 2011 at 09:37

    Really beautiful!

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  3. Empty9 June 2011 at 10:25

    touching.... :)

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  4. Bart9 June 2011 at 10:27

    cool story bro.

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  5. Blk Jesus9 June 2011 at 10:56

    wow that is amazing!

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  6. HOODPHENOMENOM9 June 2011 at 10:59

    Great story, I'm glad I have read this today !

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  7. 1239 June 2011 at 11:14

    ... i wish i could buy a lion from a store

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  8. Jblogger9 June 2011 at 11:36

    awesome post

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  9. Kicking Rocks9 June 2011 at 12:35

    I remember watching this a while back and it caught my attention! I couldn't believe the lion didnt maul those guys!!

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  10. Malkavian9 June 2011 at 12:46

    This gets me every time i see it, at first i thought MY GOD THOSE STUPID MORTALS, but when the Lion actually recognizes them and starts playing around im like "Damn i was the stupid mortal..."

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  11. Astronomy Pirate9 June 2011 at 12:50

    Awesome story. Luckily he didn't just decide to eat their faces.

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  12. Whitelight9 June 2011 at 13:18

    Amazing story!

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  13. Dejch9 June 2011 at 13:18

    so deep!

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  14. Vince^_^9 June 2011 at 13:29

    Awesome story :) You're a good writer.

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  15. ed9 June 2011 at 13:54

    amazing story, im pretty sure i remember this

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  16. Sean9 June 2011 at 14:23

    saw this years ago :P

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  17. VersionDouble9 June 2011 at 15:16

    those videos are cool!

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  18. Generally Disgruntled9 June 2011 at 15:41

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  19. Generally Disgruntled9 June 2011 at 15:44

    Very cool story

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  20. -E-9 June 2011 at 17:08

    i'm not sure this has the interpretation that everyone thinks it does...

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  21. Anonymous9 June 2011 at 17:17

    Christian the Lion looks scary, but he's a friendly fellow

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  22. Lisa9 June 2011 at 17:35

    Always gets me choked up. Amazing video. Music helps take me over the top.

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  23. bb319 June 2011 at 18:26

    i love that reunion video!

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  24. srnajera9 June 2011 at 23:26

    awesomee

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  25. Anonymous9 June 2011 at 23:36

    Aww, reunited :D

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  26. Dootzkie10 June 2011 at 01:33

    Oh you gotta be kidding me... Even lions...

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  27. Intraman10 June 2011 at 02:30

    "One day they went to Harrods store in Knghtsbridge and bought a male Lion Cub and called him Christian"

    You can buy LIONS in Harrods?? I gotta get me one

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  28. BTN Hip Hop10 June 2011 at 02:33

    really touching tale

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  29. El Arbol10 June 2011 at 03:16

    this is goods stuff

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  30. JayPower10 June 2011 at 03:25

    Beautifull story! absolutely love this ;D

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  31. **Hype.Planet**10 June 2011 at 05:07

    Nice story. Following this!

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  32. Anonymous10 June 2011 at 06:01

    I love that second video with the reunion. So happy.

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  33. HiFi10 June 2011 at 06:44

    Interesting movie. I think I would be a little bit too chicken to adopt a lion.

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  34. Jack of Diamonds10 June 2011 at 07:08

    Iv seen the full documenty a couple years ago.


    Best story ever!

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  35. T. Banacek10 June 2011 at 07:09

    I remember this. I think American Dad did a parody of it.

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  36. Solsby Kid10 June 2011 at 08:07

    Such a good story! Love the youtube clip :)

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  37. Elliot MacLeod-Michael10 June 2011 at 10:11

    nice way to start my day, thanks

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  38. Finding Cheap Homes10 June 2011 at 10:51

    I remember this story! I always love hearing it!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  39. Austin10 June 2011 at 11:41

    Awh that's a nice story c:

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  40. Xenototh10 June 2011 at 12:05

    And this is why cats are better than dogs! :P

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  41. Magixx10 June 2011 at 13:59

    nice stuff, keep it up!

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  42. Bob10 June 2011 at 14:33

    Love this!

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  43. charmingguy10 June 2011 at 14:38

    Seen that video a while ago, was impressed!

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  44. Doc_Waffles10 June 2011 at 15:23

    This is just beautiful.

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  45. Bunny Hill10 June 2011 at 16:08

    Nice story, Lion are so cool, I want Lion hug.

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  46. Dola10 June 2011 at 16:55

    lol interesting post =D

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  47. Kelly10 June 2011 at 17:13

    This is truly a touching story. I love big cats. And small ones, too, ofcourse. It's amazing they weren't eaten by the lion but the bond they had with it was obviously so strong and powerful that it kept that from happening. You can see the love and affection in the animal's eyes when they all meet again. Cool.

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  48. wastrel10 June 2011 at 17:44

    Yes good story, I saw the prog on TV last year.

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  49. brucewaldemar10 June 2011 at 18:40

    What a remarkable story. Thanks for posting!

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  50. Duhniel S.10 June 2011 at 18:47

    interesting story :O

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  51. RedHeadRob10 June 2011 at 20:51

    I love that story :D

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  52. Speedy Ed11 June 2011 at 01:43

    oh wow, now that really is a touching story . thanks so much for finding and posting this :)

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  53. Terminally Ill11 June 2011 at 02:12

    SIQ POST BRO!!!!

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  54. ruinz11 June 2011 at 03:08

    cool story brosef

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  55. Triper11 June 2011 at 03:33

    weird but nice

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  56. Jay11 June 2011 at 05:14

    never gets old. :)

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  57. icey11 June 2011 at 06:26

    i heard of that story!

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  58. InfoTube11 June 2011 at 08:15

    Great story, real emotional.

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  59. OatmealStout11 June 2011 at 12:18

    I think I may have seen this before.

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  60. AllenTesch11 June 2011 at 12:42

    This video always makes me dawww.

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  61. VersionDouble11 June 2011 at 12:51

    good read!

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  62. dailyamusive11 June 2011 at 14:15

    Have you seen the Tosh.0 rendering of these events? Not quite as touching as the true story.

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  63. Trolske11 June 2011 at 16:27

    Oh wow, I want my own pet lion now. :')

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  64. Patrick S11 June 2011 at 16:35

    What a wonderful story. :)

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  65. Jesse Crows11 June 2011 at 17:49

    this is so heartwarming!

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  66. Anonymous11 June 2011 at 23:55

    We wunt mure!

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  67. Viperman2412 June 2011 at 07:05

    I remember seeing this story a few years back almost brings tears to my eyes. I love this story.

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  68. Bart12 June 2011 at 14:30

    lol thanks for the comment.

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  69. Unknown12 June 2011 at 15:13

    I saw this story a while back and I remember feeling like it was something out of a storybook instead of real life. I do wonder what would have happened if the lion has attacked them instead.

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  70. Anonymous13 June 2011 at 03:37

    Charlie seems like such a good Lion. I bet he'd be great to play with

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  71. Endless13 June 2011 at 10:12

    RAAAAWR :D

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  72. VersionDouble13 June 2011 at 13:34

    please let me know when your next post is up, ive read this twice now because i enjoyed it !!

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  73. Dave Benzene13 June 2011 at 15:24

    Touching story

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  74. TIMMYTHEROBOT13 June 2011 at 15:47

    really amazing stuff - I was this story before

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  75. Electric Addict13 June 2011 at 16:47

    great story thank you

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  76. srnajera13 June 2011 at 21:06

    cool post

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  77. Unknown13 June 2011 at 21:41

    Punkin said it was luck and was curious as to why the last video looked so much like porn?

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  78. Anonymous13 June 2011 at 22:59

    C'mon, more!

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  79. sp3nny14 June 2011 at 01:54

    that'S really touching

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  80. sporktar14 June 2011 at 07:42

    I saw this a while back. I really need to find me a lion store...

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  81. Anonymous14 June 2011 at 15:19

    Ah, I saw this. I'm quite jelly actually :(

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  82. VersionDouble15 June 2011 at 03:53

    hoping to see a new post from you soon :)

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  83. Franci15 June 2011 at 06:41

    So unusual.

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