Christian the Lion....A very touching story and neat video!
 

I received this story and video in an email today. I thought it was so amazing that I just had to share it with yall. I got teary eyed, so you may need a tissue!



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!

YouTube - Christian The Lion - A Pet's Love Is Forever!

Well the video didn't show up on the post. Does anyone know how to get the video on the post, not just the link? I read that if you post the link, the video will show up automatically. I can't seem to get it to work right.

It worked for me. If you can't get it to work go to You Tube and look it up. there are a lot of videos on this. It made me cry. So awesome!

OMG sooooo touching!!! it made me so teary eyed... that is so amazing wow thanks for sharing!!! :love:

My mom sent me that video in an email a while back and I just loved it, it is one of the neatest videos I have ever seen!

Thank you for this post!!!!!
 

Born Free was one of my all time favorite movies. I am crying uncontrollably. I don't know why such reunions touch me the way that I do. I will cry for days.