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1969 entdeckten zwei junge Männer bei Harrods einen Löwenwelpen. Sie holten den kleinen Kerl nach Hause, wo er sich zu einem ungestümen Junglöwen entwickelte und schnell zu groß wurde für ihre Wohnung. So entschlossen sie, ihn in seiner Heimat Afrika unter der Obhut des Experten George Adamson freizulassen. Nach einem Jahr, Christian der Löwe war inzwischen Anführer seines eigenen Rudels, besuchten sie ihn. Wunderbare Fotos und eine ergreifende, wahre Geschichte - jetzt schon ein YouTube Klassiker.

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The bestselling true story of three friends and their remarkable reunion.

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In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild.

Anthony ´Ace´ Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. But Christian soon grew from cuddly cub to King of the Kings Road in London, and the only way to avoid him being incarcerated in a zoo was to place him under the expert care of George Adamson in Kenya. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year.A Lion Called Christian tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs. It´s a unique and extraordinary tale of its time that resonates again today with a worldwide audience, thanks to the internet age, and is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.

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"This fascinating story has a wonderful ending" Daily Mail 20090321

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Ace Bourke lives in Sydney and is one of Australia´s leading art curators, a pioneer in the field of Aboriginal art and a colonial art specialist.

John Rendall is a sixth-generation Australian, currently dividing his time between London and Sydney. John continues his commitment to the George Adamson Trust and the Born Free Foundation.

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