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I blogged about Christian the Lion and now the story is available on DVD. A heartwarming Holiday gift for anyone. Cat lover or not, everyone will be touched by this remarkable story. Buy the Christian the Lion DVD: Christian The Lion at World's End directly at the Born Free Website.
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The film was originally made on 16 mm film in 1972. It made a brief appearance in U.K. movie theatres and was released on VHS in 80's and on DVD in 2006. The DVD is coded Region 0 so it can be played anywhere in the world.
All proceeds and royalties go directly to the Born Free Foundation so not only are you getting a wonderful story about how this lion was raised from a cub by two very kind men and how they helped him make the transfer to the wilds of Africa, but you are helping to save wild cats and other animals all over the world.
Hollywood might even make this documentary in to a full length feature film! And I've heard rumors that the book, "A Lion Called Christian" will be reprinted in March 2009 - but for now you can download the e-book and find out more about Christian at A Lion Called Christian. and visit the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust to learn about the man, George Adamson and his great work to preserve animals in Africa.
You can also get the Born Free DVD that documents the life of George Adamason and his work with lions to retrain them to take care of themselves in the wild, and it's sequel, The Lions Are Free "In this film Bill Travers travels back to remote Kenya to find the legendary George Adamson, some of the lions from Born Free and to witness Adamson's struggle to return his man-made pride to a free and natural life."
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Aug
2
Whatever happened to Christian the Lion after the reunion? John and Ace Australian Interview (video)
I blogged about the recent Interview with John Rendall and Ace Bourke that the today show did. And in that interview, they answer the question, Whatever happened to Christian the Lion after the reunion?
The last time John saw him was during a trip to Kenya in 1974, three years after the reunion video. Christian was double the size, at least 500 lbs and looking very healthy. Christian recognized John then too! He was with wild lionesses and had litters of cubs. He had completely integrated into the wild. They never saw him again. And to the best of anyone's knowledge he went forth into that enormous conservation area and lived out his days with his pride.
There is a lovely video of the interview with Ace and John by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. They talk about their experiences when he was a cub. He was such a kind, gentle and intelligent lion. There are more pictures and videos and the pair reminisce about their relationship with Christian.
In part 2 John and Ace talk about Boy the lion who helped Christian rehabilitate and the days after the reunion video. They recount tales of Christian stalking a fully grown Rhino. A lovely interview, Ace and John are very eloquent and they truly loved their little lion. Please consider helping out the cause by donating to the George Adamson Wildlife Fund to continue their great efforts of conserving wildlife in Africa.
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Christian the Lion: The Movie Parts 1 and 2
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John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke talk about Christian on the Today Show. They talk about the excitement they felt when they saw Christian. John and Ace are still involved in animal conservation with the George Adamson Wildlife Fund. If you are touched by this story, give generously to the fund so they can continue their conservation efforts at Wild Life Now.
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Christian the Lion: The Movie Parts 9 and 10
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These are the final two parts to the movie: Christian, the lion who thought he was people. I keep calling it a movie, but it's really a documentary - it's a true story and there are no actors or stunt doubles. Christian the lion is played by Christian himself.
In part 10, you can see how Christian's comfort with Ace and John made Mona, Lisa and Supercub comfortable with them too. The film then shows Christian's parents in a cramped zoo and compares their lives to Christian's. Such a touching film. I just finished watching it and I am completely overwhelmed.
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In Part 7 of Christian the Lion who thought he was people, two new lionesses Juma and Jessica, are introduced to Christian and Boy. They were too wild so it was up to Christian to befriend them and get them to stay in the little pride. But the wild lions outside of camp were too strong and too territorial.
In Part 8, George visits the Nairobi animal orphanage to get two more females Mona and Lisa, with Juma, that made three females, Christian and a recovering Boy in this little pride. Mona and Lisa were a little more tame than Juma so would require more care in rehabilitating them to the wild. Introducing and integrating these lions has to be done carefully.
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I am totally intrigued by the story of Christian the LIon. I guess because I love cats and I have always wondered what it would be like to domesticate a wild cat. This story comes as close as I'll ever get to knowing what it is like to live with a wild cat. I've blogged about Christian before, you can see a brief video of Christian the Lion here.
The full story of Christian and how he was integrated into the wild, is available in ten minute segments. If you haven't already seen the first two segments of the movie, see Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room: The Movie Parts 1 and 2. And the next two segments of Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room: The Movie Parts 3 and 4
In this segment, Ace and John have to say goodbye to Christian the Lion and Christian has to start learning how to be a wild cat. Boy, Christian and Kitania along with George Adamson, start their own little family.
Part 6 of Christian's story repeats some of the earlier video. Start it at about 2:20 to pick up where the 5th segment leaves off. Boy and Christian went off to hunt together and Kitania was left behind by herself on the banks of the river. They waited and watched for her for three days.
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I wrote a brief summary of the story of Christian the Lion a while back with a video that highlights their reunion. For the short version of the story, I suggest you see that video.
But for those of you who are intrigued by the full story of Christian, the full length movie is available but it has been cut into ten minute segments. If you haven't already seen the first two segments of the movie, see Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room: The Movie Parts 1 and 2
The movie is hard to find, because when it was released in the early seventies, the movie had three names:
Christian the Lion
The Lion at World's End
Christian, the lion who thought he was people
In this segment, they found a piece of land and built a compound for Christian and the humans to live in protection while Christian learned how to live in the wild. They introduced Christian to Boy, another tame lion who had been living wild for years. They hoped to create a new pride. Part 3 shows Boy, a surgery that Boy had to endure and the love and trust that Boy had in George. Lions are truly amazing animals.
In Part 4, we see the surgery and recovery of Boy and we find out that a female lion cub was found too. Then we see the introduction of Boy to Christian, who still seemed to have his natural wild instincts intact. Watching the three lions, Boy, Christian and the female Kitania interact was beautiful and exciting but we still don't know if Boy will accept Christian.
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I blogged about Christian the Lion a while back. But I can't believe that I actually found the movie! Christian the Lion was made into a movie staring Ace and John, Christian and Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. The story follows the truth closely, and even includes lots of footage of Christian playing with Ace and John. You can see they really loved each other.
So the story goes that Bill and Virginia, after having starred in the Movie Born Free (a movie about George Adamson - the Man who lived with Lions) were shopping for a desk. They wondered into the World's End Antique store and were shocked to find a lion there. They had first hand knowledge of the lion sanctuary run by George Adamson and were quick to help Ace and John relocate Christian to the wild. The movie clips below explain the story and show how this wild animal was raised to be a loving and gentle giant.
John and Ace were so dedicated to Christian, that they quit their jobs and went to live with Christian at Bill and Virginia's cottage while the arrangements were made to take him to Africa. What an amazing story. Enjoy the first two parts of the movie, I'll post the rest in the coming days! Read the article, Christian the Lion who lived in my London living room for more information.
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Christian the Lion hugs his human friends after being in the wild for a year - true story (video)
These two guys, Ace and John bought a lion cub from Herod's of London in the 1960's and named him Christian. But Christian, although quite tame, got too big and British officials would not allow them to keep him. So with the help of George Adamson, the first human to establish the idea of wildlife conservations, they took him to Africa to learn how to live in the wild at Kora National Park.
Now this story is already pretty interesting, in the 60's apparently you could buy a wild animal at a department store and take him home with you. But the story gets even better, after this lion was taken out to Africa, and was taught how to be a wild cat, Ace and John went back to Africa to see him. They were told by George, the man who trained him to be wild, that he had not been seen for 9 months. Which means that Christian has fully adapted to life in the wild. They were told that Christian won't remember the two men because it had been so long since he saw them last.
Here is where it gets really interesting. The night before John and Ace were to arrive at the camp out side the conservation area where Christian now lived, Christian, his lionesses and their cubs all showed up at the camp. Christian was waiting for John and Ace on top of a rock! According to George Adamson, who spent significant time with lions in the wild, he believed that lions have a mysterious, telepathic communication ability with humans. This was proof of that, Christian, who had no reason to come back to camp, returned with his pride to meet with his human friends.
This video shows Ace and John meeting with Christian and you can actually see Christians face change when he sees his old friends, then he runs to them and embraces them. This video shows the human like emotions that a lion is capable of feeling. Apparently, after the video, the three friends hung out at camp until the middle of the night when Christian returned to his pride leaving Ace and John exhausted.
Read the full story, complete with quotes and facts Christian, the lion who lived in my London living room. I'm trying to get a copy of the full length DVD - but for now, I've found video clips of the movie. Christian, the lion who thought he was people.
Look for the part when the lion first spots them at 0:35 secs. He recognizes Ace and John immediately! Then as he runs to them, you can almost feel Christian's excitement!
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Christian the Lion: The Movie Parts 5 and 6
Christian the Lion: The Movie Parts 7 and 8
Christian the Lion: The Movie Parts 9 and 10
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