 | Christian the Lion owners! John Rendall Anthony 'Ace' Bourke 35 years later! Today Show to see the FULL version of the music video using the whole song click on the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6AjvibF50 interview begins @ 2:02 John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke interview aired 7/30/08 on the Today Show. 35 years later... HD today show video http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25928755#25928755 Please visit http://www.wildlifenow.com/ "It is pretty extraordinary footage and quite humbling. But it is sort of very beautiful, the response," Bourke told Vieira. "I suppose, 35 years later, to find that people are so fascinated by it and have so enjoyed it, is slightly overwhelming ... and all the comments on the YouTube site, they're so positive. It is marvelous that so many people are getting so much enjoyment out of it." They retold the story of going to London's Harrods department store in 1969 out of curiosity. A friend had told them she had asked the manager of the exotic animal department if she could buy a camel, and with classic British aplomb, he had dryly asked, "Would that be one hump or two, ma'am?" The two young men, who had grown up in Australia and recently graduated from college, were keen to see such a place. At the store, they spotted a 35-pound lion cub in a little cage. Like kids enthralled by a puppy in a pet store window, they had to have him. "It was an irresistible sight," Rendall said. "We were rather shocked when we saw this cub in Harrods in a department store in a very small cage. Not only was he totally entrancing, we must be able to do something better for him. He can't stay in a cage this size," he remembers thinking. They named him Christian and took him home to their pad in the Kings Road, the hippest address in the hippest part of London — Chelsea. "We had such a beautiful relationship with him," Bourke said. "There was such trust between Christian's former owners had been told the lion wouldn't recognize them. But the video shows the lion's obvious joy at being reunited with the two men. He ran toward us with such love and excitement in his eyes, and we felt exactly the same way. We were just so excited to see him, looking so big and healthy. The story had just turned out so beautifully, when it could have had a very different ending." Rendall referred to the film in describing the reunion. "You can see in that clip his body language," he said. "When he first starts seeing us, he's looking, looking. Is it us? Is it us? And then suddenly, he says, 'Right, this is them.' And down he comes. And there wasn't a moment that we ever doubted that it was going to be a wonderful greeting ... we never doubted it." Bourke and Rendall saw Christian a final time in 1974, by which time he had doubled in size and was now king of the jungle, with a pride of lionesses and a batch of cubs. "He still recognized us," Rendall said. "He was with wild lionesses. He had a litter of cubs and his genes had been passed on back into the wild. After that time we saw him, he was never seen again. It was like a final farewell ... he was completely integrated back into the wild." The experience moved Rendall, who lives in London, to devote his life to conservation; today he is a trustee of the Adamson Trust. Bourke, who became a dealer in Aboriginal art in his native Australia, is also a supporter of preserving wildlife. Both hope that the millions of people who have been so moved by the clip contribute to the cause. "We're just hoping that people who have enjoyed this clip — it's a phenomenal number — if they would want to contact the George Adamson Trust through www.wildlifenow.com and support us and support conservation, it would be wonderful to contribute to George's memory," Rendall said. |
 | Christian the lion - Full ending Christian's story. Full ending and original soundtrack to the film "Christian, The Lion at World's End". Directed by Bill Travers,Commentary by Virgina McKenna, founders of the Born Free Foundation. In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast... A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya. This clip is of their reunion at that time. It was an emotional reunion: "He ran towards us, threw himself onto us, knocked us over and hugged us, with his paws on our shoulders." John Rendall See http://www.bornfree.org.uk for more about this story. Christian the Lion is distributed by Beckmann Visual Publishing |
 | Christian the Lion - the full story (in HQ) © Beckmann Group. TO MAKE A DONATION AND HELP THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK... http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acatalog/Donations.html THE DVD, "CHRISTIAN THE LION AT WORLD'S END" CAN BE PURCHASED AT... http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acatalog/Videos_and_DVDs.html WHICH WILL HELP THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION SAVE EVEN MORE OF THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE. THEY ALSO HAVE SIGNED COPIES OF VIRGINIA MCKENNA'S BOOK "CHRISTIAN THE LION'S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM" AVAILABLE AT... http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acatalog/Books.html The dvd is also available at http://www.beckmanndirect.com/Wildlife_BFWChristianTheLionWorldsEndDVD.php There's also more info at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_the_lion Many thanks to all the TV shows and news programmes who've used my video in their reports and helped to raise awareness of animal welfare throughout the world. This is also true of news publications such as The Sunday Times (27-07-08) & TimesOnline... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407100.ece and The Daily Telegraph (31.07.08)... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/07/30/ealion130.xml and also The Sun (28.07.08)... http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1479860.ece Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, "I used to count the days on which we hadn't seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary." Because a lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river. "Lion Man" Gareth Patterson, author, environmentalist, and the person who continued George Adamson's lion rehabilitation work, revisited Kora in 1998. This is what he found... http://www.fatheroflions.org/Kora_Revisited.html As for the two guys, the Born Free Foundation tells me that Anthony "Ace" Bourke (referred to as Ace "Berg" in a Daily Mail article) lives in Australia as a lecturer and expert in the area of Aboriginal Art, and John Rendall lives in the UK and is a Trustee of the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. Anyone wishing to donate to the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust can do so by contacting one of the following.... George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust 16a Park View Road London N3 2JB UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8343 4246 Fax: +44 (0)20 8343 4048 info@georgeadamson.org The Tony Fitzjohn/George Adamson African Wildlife Preservation Trust Georgianna Pennington Regnier 116 La Patera Drive Camarillo CA 93010 USA +1 805 987 0997 Honours received for this video at various times: #1 - Top Rated (All Time) - Global #1 - Top Rated (All Time) - Pets & Animals - Global #1 - Most Responded (Today) - Pets & Animals - Global #1 - Most Responded (This Week) - Pets & Animals - Global #1 - Most Responded (This Month) - Pets & Animals - Global #1 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Pets & Animals - Global #1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Pets & Animals - Global |
 | Christian The Lion - Reunited - From "The View" FOLLOW UP HERE: Ace and John today from the Today Show. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25929574/ I couldn't find this video with the same music anywhere -- so I captured it from July 21st "The View"... I think this music makes is soooo much better! Thanks ABC! It makes me happy to see something POSITIVE ... even if it's an oldie -- it's still heartwarming. Enjoy! Here's a message from Tad -- the guy who originally made this video: To see the whole amazing story, buy the full dvd at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acata... and help The Born Free Foundation save more wildlife. FROM JULY 28TH TO AUGUST 1ST, VOTE FOR THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION TO BECOME CHARITY OF THE WEEK AT http://www.optimistworld.com/Charitie... |
 | Lion Reunited With Family Two guys raised a lion cub named Chistian, and had to let him go. In this video they come to visit him, and he is very surprised. |
 | Christian the Lion "The View" "........Christian left the Korea Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, "I used to count the days on which we hadn't seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary." Because a lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river......" |
 | The lion reunion christian full You can watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oli5ll0jzE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iWvQZVDuWo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZr2UuOalo A lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river. You'll find this video to be as heartwarming as it is inspiring, reminiscent of rare privileges of a past time and an even rarer moment between humans and animals. Emotional reunion The main part of the film shown on YouTube was shot the following day, when Bourke and Rendall went into the bush to attempt to see their old friend. There are two men in flared jeans and shaggy hair, and there is a lion. The huge carnivore approaches from a distance, slowly at first. Then recognition sets in, and soon everyone - men and beast - are hugging and crying. Christian even brings one of the lionesses in his pride over to meet his former roommates. The Daily Mail story reports that the lioness was clearly not happy with Christian's two-legged friends, and Adamson told Rendall and Bourke that it was time to leave. They went back to the camp, and Christian went with them, staying up late into the night as the humans partied with their friend. The next day Christian walked back into the bush, where his lionesses were waiting. He was never seen again - but the power of the Internet guarantees that he will never be forgotten. |
 | Christian the lion Reunion! HUG! http://www.kimbawlion.com/christian.htm http://www.jwbrothers.org/play.php?vid=386 Christian is the name of a pet lion bought from Harrods department store in 1969. After about a year with his owners the lion had grown too big to remain with them. After a chance encounter with the stars of the film Born Free, the owners handed over Christian to the "Lion Man", conservationist George Adamson, in order to be rehabilitated into the wild in Kora National Reserve, Kenya. A movie titled Christian the Lion at World's End was made documenting the translocation of Christian from England to Kenya. reunion CHRISTIAN THE LION AT WORLD'S END is the true life story of Christian the Lion and his journey from London England to Kenya East Africa to live a free life with conservationist George Adamson of Born Free fame and to join other wild lions. It is a remarkable story of trust, affection and friendship between man and lions. It is written, produced and directed by Bill Travers, star of Born Free and James Hill the director of Born Free. This movie and the film The Lions are Free were released on DVD in November 2006. reunion Jehovini svjedoci Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovas vittnen Basupi ba ga Jehova Yehova'nın Şahitleri Свідки Єгови Bambangi ya Yehowa Şahidên Yahowa Dustunyoryon Yehovah Testes Iehovah Svedkovia Jehovovi Јеховини сведоци Jehovah se Getuies شهود يهوه Testigos de Xehová Jehová Diosan Qhanañchirinakapaxa Свидетелите на Йехова Jehovini svjedoci Testimonis de Jehovà Saksi ni Jehova Svědkové Jehovovi Jehovas Vidner Zeugen Jehovas Μάρτυρες του Ιεχωβά Jehovah's Witnesses Atestantoj de Jehovo Testigos de Jehová Jehoova tunnistajad Jehobaren Lekukoak Jehovan todistajat Jehova Vitni Témoins de Jéhovah Testemonis di Jeova he:עדי יהוה Jehovini svjedoci Jehova Tanúi Testes de Jehovah Vottar Jehóva Testimoni di Geova エホバの証人 Jehovos liudytojai Nga Kaiwhakaatu o Ihowa Јеховини сведоци യഹോവ സാക്ഷികള് Jehova's getuigen Jehovas vitne Jehovas vitner Jehovah's Witness Świadkowie Jehowy Свидетели Иеговы Nhân Chứng Giê-hô-va 耶和華見證人 zh-min-nan:Iâ-hô-hoa Kiàn-chèng-jîn Testemunhas de Jeová this video touch yur heart..... the full story (in HQ) Leeu አንበሳ أسد Леў Леў Лъв Leon loen Lav Lleó Lionu Lev Львъ Арăслан Llew Løve Löwe Λιοντάρι Lion Leono Panthera leo Lõvi Lehoi شیر (گربهسان) Leijona Leyva Lion Panthera leo gn:Leõ 𐌻𐌹𐍅𐌰 Sṳ̂-é אריה Lav Law Lyon Oroszlán Leon Singa Leono mamifero Ljón Panthera leo ライオン Singa ლომი Izem Nkosi ಸಿಂಹ 사자 Şêr Leo Léiw Liew Lion bestia Nkɔ́si Liūtas Lauva Орксофта സിംഹം Арслан सिंह Singa Iljun Leeuw dierL øve Løve Lion Panthera leo Lew Liyun Leu Лев Liuni Lav Lion Lev púšťový Luani Лав Libubesi Tau Singa Lejon சிங்கம் Шер สิงโต ኣንበሳ Leon Aslan Лев Panthera leo Sư tử לייב 狮 Sai 獅子 Ibhubesi Reunion! HUG! Christian the Lion Animal Amazing Video Animals Africa Ace Berg John Rendall Born Free reunion Whitney Houston will always love you friends friendship remembered affection hug hugging get in touch harrods World's End Pet's Love Is Forever Reunited The View Today Show Ace reintroduced Remember |
 | Christian the Lion- Reunion! So these two people raised this lion cub who they named Christian, and sadly he got too big for them to take care of so they decided to release him to live as a wild lion. Well, in this footage, a year has passed and it looks like Christian's adapted to living with a pride of lions when his old friends come back to visit him. Watch closely and you can see the look of pure disbelief that dawns on his muzzle- it's awesome. ^_^ Next thing you know, we have a heart warming reunion. Not long after, members of Christian's pride approach and even they seem to accept Christian's human friends. Again, THIS IS NOT MINE! This footage from Christian's documentary was also kleptoed from www.kimbawlion.com- a FANTASTIC website about Kimba the White Lion. ^_^ So send all Kudos where it belongs! I'm only uploading these to give people who're oblivious to Kimba an idea as to what the heart of the series really is about. ^.^ |
 | Christian The Lion This is a story with love between man and animals ;_; so touching. Song: Aero Smith - I don't wanna miss a thing |
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