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Christian the lion - Full ending

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In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast... A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya. This clip is of their reunion at that time. It was an emotional reunion: "He ran towards us, threw himself onto us, knocked us over and hugged us, with his paws on our shoulders." John Rendall Christian's story. Di …...more
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Christian the lion - Full ending
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2008Jul 28
In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast... A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya. This clip is of their reunion at that time. It was an emotional reunion: "He ran towards us, threw himself onto us, knocked us over and hugged us, with his paws on our shoulders." John Rendall Christian's story. Directed by Bill Travers, commentary by Virgina McKenna, founders of the Born Free Foundation. See http://www.bornfree.org.uk for more about this story. Christian the Lion is distributed by Beckmann Visual Publishing 🐯 SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: https://bit.ly/2HWICJV #LionReunion #LionsAndHumans #BeautifulLion #Christian Help Lions of Lyon find a new home: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/lions-of-... Adopt: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/adopt See how you can save a life: https://bit.ly/2KunPz1 Donate: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/donate King’s success story: https://bit.ly/2KzgY7v The Born Free story: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/our-history Our campaigns: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/take-action Where we work: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/where 🐘 FOLLOW BORN FREE: ▶ Instagram:   / bornfreefou.  . ▶ Facebook:   / bornfreefoun.  . ▶ Twitter:   / bornfreefdn   ▶ LinkedIn:   / the-.  . © Born Free Foundation. Any reproduction or illegal distribution of this content in any form will result in immediate action against the person/companies concerned. For enquiries, please contact Born Free here: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/contact

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