When I saw this on the Today show last week it just blew me away. I read the book and saw the movie Born Free when I was in 5th-6th grade and really connected with it. I so admired Joy & George Adamson and the work they did.
I cry every time I see this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCM9UBj_ ... re=related
Christian The Lion
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Christian The Lion
Claudia
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Re: Christian The Lion
Me too. I saw the video on the Today show also, sat there and watched it twice and cried.
But how cool is it that he remembered them!!! and the smiles on their faces... just very humbling
Ginger
But how cool is it that he remembered them!!! and the smiles on their faces... just very humbling
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Re: Christian The Lion
Wow! My speakers aren't working, so I didn't get to hear it, but my heart was scared and happy at the same time, fearing the worse and overjoyed at the immeasuable love that was seen! How strange the female was friendly, huh? So weird! Was this in a wildlife preserve, or in the actually wild? VERY cool, thanks for sharing it!
Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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Re: Christian The Lion
George Adamson had a compund at the Kora National Reserve which is where he rehabilitated Christian. During the course of establishing Christian in a pride there were a few mishaps, but he eventually became the leader of a pride that located in the area around Kora. But it was in the wild.
Claudia
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir