A lion called Christian
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:41 pmWhat did you think?
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:41 pmRe: A lion called Christian
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:01 pmmissed it
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:12 pmWell....
I thought it was cute, amazing and interesting,
but at the same time I thought, what are they doing with a pet wild animal??
(I missed the start... how did they come to have a 'pet' lion??)
Interesting stuff though, especially how his lion instincts kicked in when he faced up against the male lion,
Although it probably wouldn't be hard to work out that you had to be submissive if a big lion like that was coming at you
Also, I thought cats had bad memories, was really surprised that he remembered them after 12 months
All my son said was "What a stupid name for a lion"
I thought it was cute, amazing and interesting,
but at the same time I thought, what are they doing with a pet wild animal??
(I missed the start... how did they come to have a 'pet' lion??)
Interesting stuff though, especially how his lion instincts kicked in when he faced up against the male lion,
Although it probably wouldn't be hard to work out that you had to be submissive if a big lion like that was coming at you
Also, I thought cats had bad memories, was really surprised that he remembered them after 12 months
All my son said was "What a stupid name for a lion"
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:37 pmGreat show. What an amazing bond between man and beast!
Imagine driving down King William Street, looking at the van next to you and seeing a lion in the passenger seat! The sixties sure must have been crazy times...
Imagine driving down King William Street, looking at the van next to you and seeing a lion in the passenger seat! The sixties sure must have been crazy times...
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:38 pmSaw the last bit- was amazing in parts.
Thought it was ironic they went to a 'camp' in Africa
Thought it was ironic they went to a 'camp' in Africa
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 1:47 am(I missed the start... how did they come to have a 'pet' lion??)
They bought it from Harrods for 250 guineas (about $7300 today)
Imagine seeing one in Myers!
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 8:30 amCan someone give a summary what this was all about? I heard people talking about it but it passed me by completely
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:10 amzipzap wrote:Can someone give a summary what this was all about? I heard people talking about it but it passed me by completely
In the 60s 2 gents bought a captive bred lion cub from a department store in London as a pet. Grew too big as lions do and they didn't know what to do with it. Finally got returned to the wild by the "Born Free" bloke. A year or so later they went to see how he was doing and they had an emotional reunion with the lion.
Search Youtube for "Christian the Lion". Well worth a look.
edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:18 amWatching that clip with the music in the background gave me goosebumps !!
Really is amazing when you think about it
Really is amazing when you think about it
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:23 amKahuna wrote:zipzap wrote:Can someone give a summary what this was all about? I heard people talking about it but it passed me by completely
In the 60s 2 gents bought a captive bred lion cub from a department store in London as a pet. Grew too big as lions do and they didn't know what to do with it. Finally got returned to the wild by the "Born Free" bloke. A year or so later they went to see how he was doing and they had an emotional reunion with the lion.
Search Youtube for "Christian the Lion". Well worth a look.
edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc
think you will find two Aussie Blokes found him in Harrods in 1970. They took him back to their flat with a shop below that they were running. the Lion slept in the basement of the building. By 1971 he was too big and need to find a more suitable home either a zoo or similar thankfully he was re educated and released into the wild
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:29 am
wasn't it good to see a real life story instead of Bones, NCIS, Grays Anatomy, Boston Legal, ect and all that crap.Well done
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:32 amOK, hands up for those that harboured some evil thought about the lion rippping the shit out of the blokes when they went back...
I know I did....
I know I did....
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:27 amA Mum wrote:Well....
I thought it was cute, amazing and interesting,
but at the same time I thought, what are they doing with a pet wild animal??
(I missed the start... how did they come to have a 'pet' lion??)
Interesting stuff though, especially how his lion instincts kicked in when he faced up against the male lion,
Although it probably wouldn't be hard to work out that you had to be submissive if a big lion like that was coming at you
Also, I thought cats had bad memories, was really surprised that he remembered them after 12 months
All my son said was "What a stupid name for a lion"
A Mum.
Perhaps if you talked some history to A Son and he knew how many Christians were sent to the Lion Den, it makes Cristian a very appropriate name for a lion.
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:42 amSJABC wrote:OK, hands up for those that harboured some evil thought about the lion rippping the s***t out of the blokes when they went back...
I know I did....
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:55 amA Mum wrote:Watching that clip with the music in the background gave me goosebumps !!
Really is amazing when you think about it
I didn't see it but I hope the music was "Born Free" by Matt Munro. Very apt I would have thought.
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:29 amSJABC wrote:OK, hands up for those that harboured some evil thought about the lion rippping the s***t out of the blokes when they went back...
I know I did....
When I saw the words "Lion" and "Christian" in the telly guide, I immediately thought "oh goody, a documentary on the ancient Romans!"
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:55 amGreat story.
Surely Hollywood has already snapped up the movie rights?
When I went there as a kid you could still buy alligators and other wild beasts in the 'exotic' section of their pet store.
Except they only had photos and not the real McCoy on display...
Surely Hollywood has already snapped up the movie rights?
trev wrote:They bought it from Harrods for 250 guineas (about $7300 today)
Imagine seeing one in Myers!
When I went there as a kid you could still buy alligators and other wild beasts in the 'exotic' section of their pet store.
Except they only had photos and not the real McCoy on display...
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 2:01 pmSJABC wrote:OK, hands up for those that harboured some evil thought about the lion rippping the s***t out of the blokes when they went back...
I know I did....
Yeah I was in that boat! Haha.
Re: A lion called Christian
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 4:39 pmlincolnsdirtysecrets wrote::ymapplause: wasn't it good to see a real life story instead of Bones, NCIS, Grays Anatomy, Boston Legal, ect and all that crap.
Well done
Spot on LDS, couldn't agree more...