Christian the lion...

[Dr Green]

If you havent seen it before..

Christian the lion was raised by humans in 1969 and then released into the wild. Watch the cat’s reaction when these people return to see him a year later..

[sprocket]

Wow, they are gorgeous creatures, I had the pleasure of working with them for about a year at Woburn in the early 70's, animals are allways brighter than most people can realise.

[MCsanandreas]

dont think i would want to get THAT close though! visited a zoo in India a few years ago and the keepers will let you into the area they work in for a few Ruppees. a foot away from a full grown Tiger is close enough even with some nice big bars in the way.

[Cabby]

If you havent seen it before..

Christian the lion was raised by humans in 1969 and then released into the wild. Watch the cat’s reaction when these people return to see him a year later..

I'm getting soft in my old age ...that was lovely.

Hope some bast**d didn't kill him later cos he got too close...Sometimes I wish I wasn't a cynic...

Times change eh?......Harrods...sell you a Lion...Tiger balm maybe..long as you're not wearing scruffy clothes...

[alpslapper]

Excellent - warms the heart that does

[StumpyFingers]

That was amazing, even a wild lioness who had possibly never had contact with humans looked tame.

[Sharribee]

oh dear, where's my tissues *sniff sniff*

[Whealie]

oh dear, where's my tissues *sniff sniff*

I've got them all.

[R0vers]

that guy must be as strong as an ox!!! - that lion on his shoulders must weight the same as an AT.... i dont quite know how i came to that conclusion but it must have been bloody heavy anyway....


nice story though...

[Mervinh]

Brilliant story apparently the lion came from the now defunct Ilfracombe Zoo not far from me, memories of when evry little town had a zoo of some sort
and my mate being picked up by a elephant at plymouth Zoo on a school trip
merv