I’m sure everyone remembers Christian the Lion video on Youtube…
Yes. You may have gotten it through email, a link or it may have been shown to you by a friend, a colleague or even your children. It’s the Youtube Video Sensation called Christian the Lion. A cub, purchased by a couple of guys (John Rendall and Ace Bourke) at Harrod’s department store in 1969 because the cub was encaged in a cage that they thought was too small for the cub. The cub was only 35 lbs at the time and in a year, the cub had grown to 185 lbs. They decided to take the cub to Africa and release him to the wild. The video was about the reunion a year later.
I thought the whole world had seen the video, but apparently not. It was featured on Oprah today and many still haven’t seen the video.
After the JUMP, you will meet the two guys, John and Ace as they are today (well, July last year really).
If you’re an animal lover, and would like to donate to the foundation for saving endangered species – they give out the name of the foundation at the end of the video.
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anak ng pating I always wanted to own a pet lion or tiger. These two men are so lucky. very timely since the mascot of my dot com is also a tiger in ode to my frustration in having them as pets hehe.
Alam mo I hate cats, i am more of a dog lover. But Tigers and Lions are an exemption because they are my animal archetypes according to so many psychologists who tested me in the sem. Dolphins, tigers, lions and eagles are my personality archetypes thats why I love these animals.
Its amazing. Nashcok ako at nakilala pa sila nung lion grabe. Remember the news when the two famous lion tamers where mauled by their tigers? its because they are exploiting them for a show. Animals hate it when they are made to do tricks over and over again. animals are like humans. they need freedom. they need love. and not use them to exploit on show. Many people doesnt know that animals also sense if they are loved or just being used. Mas matindi ang sensitivity nila sa atin. even pigeons can sense if you are full of hate and rage because even if they are hungry and you offer them pellets, they would rather die of starvation than get close with you.
Im still in a hiatus tweaking my five blogs but I cant help but read your post about this via feed. It really intrigued me and Im glad I did. I wish I could also own a lion and a tger haha.
can I ask permission to repost this chuva once my dot org is already up because the theme of my dot org is about animal rights etc.
May the Franciscan spirit of being a brother to all creatures spread far and wide.
Pax et Bonum
Hahah! Ganun, gusto mong magkaroon ng Tigre or Leon? Hahah! Cute sila pag maliit, in fairness.. But I know that you could be dinner to them when they grow up.. haha! What amazed me about this video is the relationship that the animal had with his caretakers. Utang na loob baga.
Of course naman kuya, you can use it – di naman sakin yang video na yan – haha! At may complete story yan sa snopes.com confirming the truthfulness of the video and the story…
Thanks Kuya!