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Title: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Rev. Millertime on July 26, 2008, 11:50:28 AM
Got this in an email today.

I'm sure some of you have seen it, but for those that haven't...  I thought this was a cool video worth sharing.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=btuxO-C2IzE
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Gator on July 26, 2008, 12:38:02 PM
I thought I was going to see bits of hippie creamed all the way to next week...

I am a little disappointed but I guess this is sweet too.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: SacDuc on July 26, 2008, 02:40:51 PM

Christian Lion? I thought we were supposed to feed the christians to the lions.

sac

Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: red baron on July 26, 2008, 04:00:40 PM
Just shows how animals have memories and feeling too. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: DucHead on July 26, 2008, 07:21:19 PM
That was really cool.  Thanks for sharing that video.  :)
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Xiphias on July 26, 2008, 08:01:35 PM

I like beaver.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: somegirl on July 26, 2008, 08:47:29 PM
Thanks for sharing! :)
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: TiNi on July 26, 2008, 08:58:08 PM
that made me cry  [thumbsup] thanks!
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Howie on July 26, 2008, 09:28:42 PM
Incredible!
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: zarn02 on July 26, 2008, 09:29:55 PM
neato. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Rameses on July 26, 2008, 10:11:54 PM
That's pretty cool.   :)
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: ODrides on July 27, 2008, 07:06:31 AM
The Aerosmith soundtrack really added to the cheese.  Reminded me a little of "Canis" from SNL.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22112926
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: muscle_cars_only on July 27, 2008, 09:12:15 AM
I'm speechless , All I can say is POWERFUL ! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing , I really enjoyed that.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Rev. Millertime on July 27, 2008, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: ODrides on July 27, 2008, 07:06:31 AM
The Aerosmith soundtrack really added to the cheese.  Reminded me a little of "Canis" from SNL.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22112926

You think that's bad, you should hear the original... with Whitney Housotn.  [puke]
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: PizzaMonster on July 27, 2008, 10:39:18 AM
Gave me goosebumps.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: ducpenguin on July 27, 2008, 11:59:39 AM
Very cool if it is real...who is the 3rd guy in the end...and why in the heck would the female come up and be friendly?
I certainly hope that it is real, and something like that could actually happen!
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: NAKID on July 27, 2008, 12:07:31 PM
If the male trusted them, the female (being submissive to him) would act as he would...
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Rev. Millertime on July 27, 2008, 02:39:52 PM
Quote from: ducpenguin on July 27, 2008, 11:59:39 AM
who is the 3rd guy in the end
I certainly hope that it is real, and something like that could actually happen!

I'm guessing the 3rd guy towards the end is the one who helped reintroduce the lion to the wild.

I did a little research on the story to see if it was real for myself.  It's all over the web... even a true rating from Snopes.com (cuz we all know they have the final say  [cheeky]).


Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: maki on July 27, 2008, 06:54:01 PM
Great story. The original documentary is on Youtube too in 10 parts starting here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzxms9-qQZ4&feature=related


The older guy is George Adamson, renowned wildlife conservationist who spent most of his life in Kenya reintroducing orphaned and domesticated  lions to the wild. He was shot and killed by poachers in '89. The female is either Mona or Lisa who were both orphaned lions that came from a wildlife orphanage in Nairobi and were already accustomed to humans. They were part of the pride that Adamson manufactured to give them a better chance of survival in the wild, along with Christian, Boy, Juma and Super Cub. 
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: zarn02 on July 28, 2008, 06:53:44 AM
Quote from: maki on July 27, 2008, 06:54:01 PM
He was shot and killed by poachers in '89.

christian the lion, or george the human?
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: GLantern on July 28, 2008, 08:26:42 AM
Damn cool
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: maki on July 28, 2008, 09:54:09 AM
Quote from: zarn02 on July 28, 2008, 06:53:44 AM
christian the lion, or george the human?

George. I haven't seen anything about how long or well Christian lived, I'd like to know.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: NuTTs on July 28, 2008, 03:16:53 PM
Why do I need a smoke all of a sudden??  ???

Interesting vid, I grew up in Tanzania and this brings back memories of watching Born Free. Cool.
Title: Re: Christian the lion.... thought this was pretty cool
Post by: Manny on July 28, 2008, 05:41:31 PM
Interesting story.

Made me think of "He Was a Good Lion" which is a marvelous chapter in West With the Night by Beryl Markham (supposedly).