Wednesday 26 December 2012

Lion


If you like cats (see post below), then wait till you see these guys…
A fully grown lion can exceed 250kg in weight, and is the largest of all natural living cats. The lion is one of the most powerful animals in the world and is the undisputed ‘king of the jungle’. Lions defend their pride aggressively, and may consistently lead the defence against intruders if this is their role within the pride. You do not want to come up against one of these!

(image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_waiting_in_Namibia.jpg)

However, this isn’t to say lion’s don’t have a sweet side. Take Christian the lion, who was purchased in a London department store as a cub by Australians John Rendall and Anthony Bourke. After growing up with the two men and living with them for a number of years (including driving around in their Mercedes!), he grew too big and they made the decision to release him into the wild in his native Africa.



One year later, the former owners decided to go looking for Christian, even though they were told he would not remember them. I almost cried when I saw this video…

(BEN TAYLOR)




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