Worth Reading: Yes

Summary: This is the true story, as the title suggests, about a Lion called Christian. Christian was purchased by two young Australians at Harrods of London and stayed with them until his release back into the wilds of Kenya with the help of George Adamson (of Born Free fame).

The Aussies realised that Christian would probably spend the remainder of his life in a Zoo, unless they did something about it. What results is a wonderful tale of his relocation and rehabilitation back to the life he was born to lead.

This is certainly worth a read. This version is the recently updated version with over 50 photographs of Christian. It was released because of Christian’s tale rising again to prominence through YouTube. I have added the reunion clip below.

How likely would this situation occur today? Would cost come into it? I hope it wouldn’t but, I’ll leave that up to you.

Tags: Lions