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I emailed this to a few people, and when it turned up on their journal it seemed popular, so the rest of you now get it too:
Two people raise a lion cub and then returned it to the wild. A year later they go to see it - and you can see the moment it recognises them.

Date: 2007-09-23 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] octopoid-horror.livejournal.com
Aaaw, it would be sooo warm and snuggly if it slept next to you in bed.

Also, the people appear to be from the 1970s.

Date: 2007-09-23 10:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] surliminal.livejournal.com
I do keep wondering if they were a gay couple in the 70s - "no you can't adopt a baby but hey, what about a lion? At least it's not handicapped " :-P

Date: 2007-09-23 09:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kurosau.livejournal.com
Isn't that a lion?

Date: 2007-09-23 09:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] octopoid-horror.livejournal.com
I was wondering that.

Date: 2007-09-23 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] octopoid-horror.livejournal.com
If I could be bothered, I could actually post a screen capture of what it -really- said, and thus blow your stealth n1nj4 3d1t out of the water.

But I won't.

Date: 2007-09-24 12:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chuma.livejournal.com
More interesting to me is that it's mate approaches them and seems to accept they are no threat or prey either. (refuses to make *eeee* noises... maybe)

Date: 2007-09-24 02:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whumpdotcom.livejournal.com
It's probably wondering why the other is taking so long in playing with it's food. "Just crush their windpipes, hum a few bars of 'Circle of Life', and let's get on with dinner."

Date: 2007-09-24 03:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sterlingspider.livejournal.com
Completely awesome, but anyone in their right mind would have repeatedly peed in their pants pretty much up until it had successfully not eaten their head for at least a minute.

Raised by hand or no, a full sized lion running full tilt at you is not one of the most comforting experiences I'm sure.

Date: 2007-09-24 11:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marrog.livejournal.com
Nah, animal rearer types are crazy. They wouldn't have believed it until their windpipes were actually crushed.

Date: 2007-09-24 07:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laserboy.livejournal.com
That's so cute! Interesting that the other one doesn't seem to be bothered about being touched as well as the no threat/food point mentioned earlier.

Date: 2007-09-24 08:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thishardenedarm.livejournal.com
topless old guy who makes a mysterious brief appearance is george adamson, joy "born free" adamsons husband. It was those two who persuaded these guys to release their harrods bought pet lion into the wild. Or so I gather from going through the 328 youtube comments.

Date: 2007-09-24 10:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] surliminal.livejournal.com
What the hell were they planning to do with it when it grew up if they DIDN'T release it?!!!

Date: 2007-09-24 11:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chuma.livejournal.com
You do realise that most of the lions and tigers in the world are owned privately, mainly in the USA? Not zoos or safari parks, just as pets.

Date: 2007-09-24 08:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pennski.livejournal.com
*cough* rug *cough*

So cute I watched it twice.

Date: 2007-09-24 09:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolflady26.livejournal.com
Isn't it funny how easy it is to believe that only humans really feel, really love, really miss, even when we can so consistently observe how false that belief really is?

Date: 2007-09-24 11:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marrog.livejournal.com
I'm fascinated by the other lion, too. It's very sweet to see that an animal can be successfully released into captivity without it losing its connection to the humans that raised it. We disrupt so much by poking our noses in, s'good to see that it doesn't have to be that way.

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