Lion Reunites With Former Owners

1. Miss Cellania
   August 6th, 2008 at 9:46 am

   Here's a pic of Christian as a cub, and a link to the backstory.

   http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/14/the-lion-who-lived-in-a-london-apa rtment/

2. quinnnchick
   August 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am

   I would love to know if John Rendall's book was ever completed.

   This story never fails to bring a tear to my eye.

3. ty
   August 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am

   Actually, I thought the music was super cheesy, yet fitting, hehe.

4. Hedgecore
   August 6th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

   That's amazing, though I think I'm a little sick. When the lion started jogging towards them I really expected them to get mauled and turn into lunch. Maybe someone can redo the video with a less than happy ending?

5. Dave
   August 6th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

   After "He even introduced them to his wife", I was halfway expecting, "And then he invited them home 'for dinner'."

6. Good Timing
   August 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

   This has good timing, I have been looking into volunteering at a Big Cat rescue/zoo near where I live.

7. Angstrom
   August 6th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

   was it only me who was disturbed by the "gunshot" noise at 1:05

   I thought it was all going to turn out to be a very bad, when a nervous gamewarden got an itchy trigger finger.

8. jenny
   August 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

   seeen it a million times, but i always love it:]

   sadly too, the man you see without the shirt on was head of the conservation area or something, and was killed by poachers one night :/

9. Johnny Cat
   August 6th, 2008 at 9:59 pm

   I saw this about a month ago on snopes, and the reunion was synced up perfectly with Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". After about 20 views when showing it to friends, it still makes me misty. Cats Rule.

10. stacyj
    August 6th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Heh, I'm not even a cat person but this video always chokes me the heck up, every time I've seen it ...

11. JC
    August 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    I saw the same version as Johnny. The lion prefers the blonde guy.

12. Johnny Cat
    August 6th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    True, JC.

13. JET
    August 7th, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Surely this video has to be available somewhere without sappy, insipid music?

    Because it's worth seeing, but without exposing oneself to Wailing Whitney or the lowest-common-denominator songsmithing of Diane Warren.

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