Christian The Lion...

[boobles]

Anyone watch this last night about two guys who buy & raise a lion cub in London in the 1960's & release in into the wild in Kenya after a year because they realize that the Lion can no longer live with them in there flat. They return 1 year later & was told that the lion would not recognize them at all. Here is the reunion video, very special moment.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc

[V8mate]

Petrol or diesel?

Edited by V8mate on Wednesday 25th March 08:14

[Moley RUFC]

There is another video taken 45 minutes later when a few park rangers are trying to match bones with dental records

[FTJoe]

Lions are notoriously unreliable, you should consider an mx-5

[Guybrush]

boobles said:

Anyone watch this last night about two guys who buy & raise a lion cub in London in the 1960's & release in into the wild in Kenya after a year because they realize that the Lion can no longer live with them in there flat. They return 1 year later & was told that the lion would not recognize them at all. Here is the reunion video, very special moment.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc

Yes, it was shown a few weeks ago on TV. Quite an emotional moment.

[y2blade]

Thanks for telling me about this program boobles

It is on again, I have found it in the tv litings and have set the sky+ to record it

[ZesPak]

FTJoe said:

Lions are notoriously unreliable, you should consider an mx-5

[Mr MoJo]

y2blade said:

Thanks for telling me about this program boobles

It is on again, I have found it in the tv litings and have set the sky+ to record it

When, I missed it last night and wanted to see it.

On a similar topic, also probably more suitable to P&P Did anyone see that idiot Grizzly Bear nutter programme last night. If I was a grizzly I would have eaten the stupid aswell.

[lockup]

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn’t the same bloody elephant.

[Mr MoJo]

lockup said:

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn’t the same bloody elephant.

[Ciaran]

I watched this last night, really enjoyed it. I was amazed Christian didn't eat the two chaps after they left him there for a year!