Lion's bear hug for former owner

Updated 23.04 Tue Jul 29 2008
Keywords: Christian, reunited, video, film, born free foundation, Kenya, London, owners, wild, hug, lion

A lion which was filmed more than 30 years ago has found new life on the internet

John Rendall and Ace Bourke bought Christian the lion when he was a cub in 1969.

In 1972, he was flown back to Kenya and nine months later the heartwarming video of being reunited with his former owners was filmed

He was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the King's Road in Chelsea which was in the heart of swinging London in the 60's.

But after living with humans for three years, he soon outgrew the lifestyle.

In 1972, he was flown back to Kenya and nine months later the heartwarming video of being reunited with his former owners was filmed.

Now, it has been released because the Born Free Foundation are hoping to raise money by selling DVDs.

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