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Lion Reunites With Former Owners

By Stacy in Video Clips on Aug 6, 2008 at 9:41 am


Whitney Houston aside, I thought this was a pretty cool video.

If these people can raise a lion, surely I can convince my husband to let me own an anteater… although I’m not sure our dachshunds would be thrilled about that.

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  1. Miss Cellania
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am

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

  4. Hedgecore
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 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
    Aug 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

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

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

    True, JC.

  13. JET
    Aug 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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