Comments on: Lion Reunites With Former Owners

By: JET

JET — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:40:55 +0000

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.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:42:55 +0000

True, JC.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:32:20 +0000

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

By: stacyj

stacyj — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:15:02 +0000

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

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:59:11 +0000

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.

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:59:46 +0000

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 :/

By: Angstrom

Angstrom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:15:49 +0000

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.

By: Good Timing

Good Timing — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:56:46 +0000

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

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:20:15 +0000

After “He even introduced them to his wife”, I was halfway expecting, “And then he invited them home ‘for dinner’.”

By: Hedgecore

Hedgecore — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:31:20 +0000

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?

By: ty

ty — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:42:33 +0000

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

By: quinnnchick

quinnnchick — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:32:28 +0000

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

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

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:46:25 +0000

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/