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  1. Apr 17, 2014 · Incredible story of 2 guys in 1969 who purchased a lion cub from Harrods London in order to release him back to the wild later on. Christian was sent to Africa in 1970 under the care of George...

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  2. Christian the lion (12 August 1969 – ?) was a lion born in captivity and purchased by Australian John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke from Harrods department store in London in 1969. He was later reintroduced to the African wild by conservationist George Adamson.

    • John Rendall, Anthony Bourke
    • 1971
  3. Christian the Lion. Christian’s story was originally told in two one-hour documentaries: The Lion at Worlds End and Christian the Lion . This is now available as Christian the Lion from the Born Free Foundation .

  4. Jul 22, 2008 · To see the whole amazing story, buy the full dvd at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acata... and help The Born Free Foundation save more wildlife. Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973.

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  5. Jul 28, 2008 · A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was...

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  6. Feb 6, 2022 · Two documentaries entitled The Lion from World’s End, and Christian the Lion were made about his life in London, his return to Africa, George Adamson assembling a “man-made” pride around Christian, and his rehabilitation back into the African wild.

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  8. The amazing true story of a zoo-born lion cub who began his life in the pet department of Harrods and returned to Africa to lead his own pride. Christian's discovery by Bill Travers in a furniture store in the King's Road, London, was the beginning of an incredible journey back to the wild.