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A female lion reunited to humans after a few years... watch!

liveleak.com — This lion was reared by the guys in the vid, she was then released into the wild in africa but a year later the guys returned to see if she was doing OK. Check out tthe look on the lion's face as he realises-"that's not food its my MATES!!" ...

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  • stealth45, on 10/10/2007, -3/+147When it charged, i wasn't expecting it to give them hugs.
    • WilleyDiggemz, on 10/10/2007, -24/+7Did anyone else notice the homeless guy without a t-shirt on?
      • stealth45, on 10/10/2007, -9/+7When you reply to a comment, try and make yours relevant to the one the you're replying to.
        • FoolsRun, on 10/10/2007, -1/+25Or at least funny so as to distract from the lack of relevance.
      • DocHoliday22, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The second lion was wild but also became friends with them... Man I want a Lion...
    • Legato, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1just an fyi, from the (amazing) article below, the lion in question is a male and the one that comes up behind is a female...

      but like i said, i fully endorse reading the story linked below... its a real sentimental read
    • DeathfireD, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6and this is how those two men started an army of Lions.
    • Superthug, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13I hugged my dog after seeing this.
      • 11familyguy11, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2Is it can be hugs tiem now plees?
  • mrfreeziexp, on 10/10/2007, -2/+128that was.. so awesome!!
  • finnodave, on 10/10/2007, -13/+129Buffering apparently takes 50 BILLION YEARS.
  • ragewulf818, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12Great video
  • BananaGrabber, on 10/10/2007, -4/+70http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr1pWzoLvT8
    • m3mn0n, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Thanks. LiveLeak is being stupid.
    • one1plus1one, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I usually prefer the youtube links, since I can download them for my collection of "best of" videos of the Internet. I make a compilation of the "best of" about twice a year, and burn it to DVD for my parents and grandparents. This is definately a "best of" video.

      Using http://keepvid.com, you can easily download the original flash file off of youtube.

      But what I just discovered on Liveleak is that you can view the source file, and then find ".flv"

      That took me directly to the link for the flash file. I then pasted the flash file link into another browser window, and it asked me if I wanted to download it.

      For those of you who don't know, you can then view flash files using something like "Riva" (which is free). Riva will also convert it for you into an MPEG. Most DVD authoring programs will then handle the MPEG file.

      Although for some strange reason the Sonic DVD authoring tool which I use, won't handle MPEG's properly. So I have to transcode it from .FLV to .MPEG, and then, using Windows Movie Maker to .WMV, and only then does Sonic then transcode it properly to DVD format.

      Anyways... this is way off topic, but I just thought some of you might want to capture this video. It was very moving, and one of the best videos I've seen in a while.
      • knowyourrights, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0blah blah blah blah blah blah...AAAH stop it you venomous verbose people!!! Try some brevity, it's very refreshing ! *sips brevity...*
      • bgeveritt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I once made a compiliation of "best of" material back in the summer of 2003 - Boner Jams 03
    • Izzie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2to one1plus1one: see that download video link right above the video on liveleak? click it and oh surprise you get to download the video.
  • thrallie, on 10/10/2007, -2/+135wow...that just makes things in this world seem better.
  • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -9/+12Buffering......

    ....................
  • CNAIF, on 10/10/2007, -10/+2buffering..........still buffering...........
  • Qtip42, on 10/10/2007, -3/+60no sound or is it just me?
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -2/+143Bad news.. you've gone deaf.
      • Qtip42, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4shieet! I guess thats a good thing though. I only have to read *****, I don't have to listen to it :D
  • itseffinkasey, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14Man thats a HUGE cat! I want one.
  • feebie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+46here is a video of them before they released the lion into the wild
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y90H77aPt0
  • metapop, on 10/10/2007, -2/+45absolutely incredible- i want a lion hug
  • Vikesrock, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Seems that if you drag through the movie it buffers, then go back to the beginning to watch it.
  • fbombs, on 10/10/2007, -32/+5Fake. That is a man in the costume. You can tell after the camera switches, the back looks totally different.
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -1/+36Oh great.. digg is attracting youtube commenters..
    • Jimgress, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20fbombs is fake. That is a lion in a man's costume. You can tell after he makes idiotic posts.
    • imikedaman, on 10/10/2007, -6/+3No sense of humor these days.
    • pault107, on 10/10/2007, -7/+3He was joking guys.
  • Stonedonkey, on 10/10/2007, -1/+71This is not staged, for those of you who might be wondering (like with a trained animal or something).

    Here's an article about him when he was young: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=452820&in_page_id=1

    The story is, dare I say it, pretty amazing.
    • carl25, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6you can't stage love, or that kind of love for that matter
    • x00x, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Thanks very much for the link. :-)
    • peterzero, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1George Adamson was kills by his own kind, how irony it was.
    • archer104, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Incredible story. I get a warm feeling thinking about working in a furniture store with a small lion friend walking around. Perfect.
      • Neiby, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3You must work at American Furniture Warehouse. I need to come by there and get a new bed. The ghost of my ex-wife haunts my current bed. Perhaps you have an adult lion you could get to attack her? I'd be glad to pay a premium for the extra service.
    • resplence, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Wow, that is the best chick magnet ever.

      http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/lionsettee_468x317.jpg
    • reyoo30309, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Are you sure this isn't a different lion?
      This is from the article.
      "he was beginning to acquire a mane that made him look more fearsome."
      However in the video the lion obviously does not have a mane...
    • loconet, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3He does have a mane, you can see it starting to grow.

      Thanks for the link, amazing story!
    • ctabone, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5That was an absolutely phenomenal article, thanks for the link.
  • Flappy3, on 10/10/2007, -3/+25Beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye.
  • reddevil3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32That warmed my heart...
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -14/+7That's unfortunate.. lions like their hearts warm and juicy, stay away from the zoo for a few days until it cools back down.
  • hbeierg, on 10/10/2007, -2/+72He thinks he's people
  • Jokermx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6To those that are still "buffering" it, just click the time bar right under the video, and it'll play.
  • penchant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+27Title is inaccurate (she?) - Christian is a male lion.
    • reyoo30309, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Thats what I am wondering the lion in the video seems to be past his adolescence yet it has no mane.
  • Vodka2389, on 10/10/2007, -9/+0I was gonna say "that lion needs to get laid", but it was so beautiful, I chose no to.
  • Aetherine, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16And then the OTHER lions are all like "Who's she with?" and decide they won't eat those guys afterall.
  • Ghoztt, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2What the hell is this Realplayer? Buffering....
  • dantidote, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2Alright, maybe I won't eat those lion steaks tonight.
  • tony134340, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22I"m a self-proclaimed dick but I admit, this made me hazy eyed.
  • mal1964, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1Is that you Elsa?
    Born free. As free as the wind blows. As free as the grass grows. Born free to follow your heart.

    Live free. As beauty surrounds you. The world will astound you, each time you look at a star.

    Stay free. Let no walls divide you. You're free as the roaring tide, so there's no need to hide.

    Born free. As life is worth living. But only worth living, cause you're born free.
  • WilleyDiggemz, on 10/10/2007, -8/+0What is this, Siegfried and Roy go to safari?
  • OutThisLife, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The story behind this is awesome.
  • morsosky, on 10/10/2007, -8/+2i wanted to shed a tear; but then i saw the dude at the end stroking the lions tail; watch closely. kinda gross
  • ohsin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+61You still has flavor
  • sark666, on 10/10/2007, -0/+29It's amazing to see the lion go from 'hunting mode' to showing that affection. You can actually see the lions jaw drop and instantly have a look on it's face like 'Is it really them?!'
  • XM3N, on 10/10/2007, -8/+0Hey Lion... DO YOUR JOB!
  • LatvianHedgehog, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1I'm sorry, reared ?
  • letsnotlisten, on 10/10/2007, -8/+2Did you read that? It said that they reared the lion.

    *giggles*
  • rowlodge, on 10/10/2007, -1/+28animals do feel loneliness, proof.
  • pault107, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Amazing, absolutely amazing.
  • Switchnig, on 10/10/2007, -17/+2looks like 3 fags molesting a lion to me
  • ethon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14This is the coolest, most amazing story I've read in a long, long time.
  • psg188, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13That makes me want to raise a lion.

  • opes, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4A documentary of the entire deal can be bought here:
    http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acatalog/Videos_and_DVDs.html
    A book written by the two guys that raised him is called: A lion called Christian
    I found this information here: http://www.kimbawlion.com/morecinfo.htm

    neat story
  • junskey, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1wait the lion was reared by these men? gross
  • raymeus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9That was wonderful. It must have been hard it was to leave the lion alone again after such a reunion?
  • ontain, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I could feel the love :)
  • nicnic77, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I'd be interested what she does when she meets a stranger too! ;D
  • algo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10great clip.

    those guys were shaggier than the lion ;)
  • sotjian, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I really needed to see something cool like that. That was awesome. Big smile.
  • dreesemonkey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Easily the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Thanks.
  • Aticper, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I must say though, whether the lion was stalking or hugging me, having that much muscle and teeth on you would be rather frightening.

    Great story though. I'm a little suprised the lion still remembered them.
  • feelsgood, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7ROOOOOARRRRRRR,


    just in case you were wondering about the sound affects
  • fuge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Antdude should really read the description he puts up to title his submission correctly.

    It was a MALE lion that was reunited with humans after ONE year.
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