I've seen this video a few times and I always wonder if it's real. I mean, I know it's sweet and I'm not tyring to put a damper on it, but I see a bunch of things that jsut don't add up.
First, the lion has no radio collar and thus, how would they find him if he were in the wild?
Second, a young male lion is either getting together with females (which are fierce, fierce! hunters and would not overlook two juicy bits walking up to them) forming a pride, or he's hanging out with other males who are also on the prowl. Neither the other males, nor especially the females, would ever let food just walk up on them without taking action to procure it and a young male lion would not have the clout to keep his cohorts away just by his "authority".
And of course we have to completely suspend belief about city and state ordinances allowing a person to own a big cat without special premises for the animal - which do NOT include letting it roam free in your house. (although I will admit that Texas does allow private citizens to own big cats *eye roll* Texas... of course ~huff~)
I think the most plausible explanation is that this animal is not in the wild but in a zoo. The animal sees humans every day and therefore does not consider them a threat (in the wild he would revert to feral instincts very quickly). And that because he is in controlled conditions, the zoo was able to put him in his exhibit while locking up all the other lions in the exhibit so that these two men could visit him.
Snopes says it's true, although the story is a little different and they have more details. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/christian.asp It's definitely possible to have bought a lion from Harrods in the 60s, probably not now though.
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First, the lion has no radio collar and thus, how would they find him if he were in the wild?
Second, a young male lion is either getting together with females (which are fierce, fierce! hunters and would not overlook two juicy bits walking up to them) forming a pride, or he's hanging out with other males who are also on the prowl. Neither the other males, nor especially the females, would ever let food just walk up on them without taking action to procure it and a young male lion would not have the clout to keep his cohorts away just by his "authority".
And of course we have to completely suspend belief about city and state ordinances allowing a person to own a big cat without special premises for the animal - which do NOT include letting it roam free in your house. (although I will admit that Texas does allow private citizens to own big cats *eye roll* Texas... of course ~huff~)
I think the most plausible explanation is that this animal is not in the wild but in a zoo. The animal sees humans every day and therefore does not consider them a threat (in the wild he would revert to feral instincts very quickly). And that because he is in controlled conditions, the zoo was able to put him in his exhibit while locking up all the other lions in the exhibit so that these two men could visit him.
And yes, he remembered them. :)
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It's definitely possible to have bought a lion from Harrods in the 60s, probably not now though.
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Damn. I came to the UK twenty years too late. *gigglesnort*
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