****我每次看，都会忍不住流泪。
连接在这里
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5vRPKIS5UM&eurl=http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=pet&MsgID=383132
这个是转贴过来的中文背景介绍****
两名居住在英国的年轻人约翰·伦德尔和安东尼·伯克，1969年在伦敦哈罗德百货公司看到一头被关在小笼子里的幼狮，很可怜它，便用250个英国旧金币买下，并给它取名“克里斯蒂安”。
伦德尔和伯克把克里斯蒂安当作宠物饲养，经常与它一起嬉戏，一起在公园里玩足球，有时还带它出入餐馆。乘车出远门时，就把它安置在他们那辆“宾利”车的后座上。视频开始时我们看到了照片：小狮子和两个年青人亲密无间。
大约一年后，克里斯蒂安长成了体重84公斤的大家伙。仅一周的伙食费，就要为它花掉30英镑。接下去的照片，看到的是伦德尔和伯克的家被它搞得乱七八糟。两人逐渐意识到，无法继续把小狮子养在家里了。
于是，两人带着18个月大的克里斯蒂安抵达在肯尼亚的野生动物保护区，他们与动物学家乔治一同努力完成了“放生”。
后面的录像是：在分离二、三年后（1974年），两人重返肯尼亚，与克里斯蒂安会面。乔治警告他俩说，要与克里斯蒂安保持一定距离，因为它已完全回复野生状态，如果野性大发，可能会把他们撕碎。
那天，伦德尔和伯克到达野生动物保护区，站在丛林外面等待。克里斯蒂安在远处出现后，先是慢慢向他们走近，然后很显然是认出了他们，于是加快速度，奔向两位前主人。克里斯蒂安“拥抱”主人，把前爪搭在伦德尔肩上，像幼时一样用舌头舔他的脸颊。伯克也张开双臂和它搂在一起。双方都很激动，象是久未谋面的老朋友。
（据说故事的结尾是，两人返回露营的帐篷时，克里斯蒂安一直跟随，并在帐篷外一直待到晚上，第二天才返回了丛林深处。——录像里没有这一段）
这已是三十多年前的事，如今住在澳大利亚的伦德尔说，他不知道谁把这段录像放到了互联网上。视频公布以后，迄今网络点击率已超过了600万次。
美国微软—全国广播网本月26日援引伦德尔的话：“这是个充满了爱的故事，看到人们对它充满兴趣，我们很高兴。”
对万物了解的越多，越觉得造物主并没有把“感情”这个要素专门给予某一个物种，它更不是人类的专利。寻求友情的人们，其实不必局限在人类这个框框里，如伦德尔和伯克。
**下面是英文的一些介绍。**
Christian,thelionwholivedinmyLondonlivingroom
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HetravelledbyBentley,ateinfineLondonrestaurantsandspenthisdayslounginginafurnitureshop.ThestoryofChristianthepetlion-andhiseventualreleaseintothewild-isasmovingasitisincredible.
ThefurnitureshopwasontheKing'sRoadinLondon.Itsoldtables,wardrobes,chairsanddesks-butanybodypeeringthroughitsplate-glasswindowonaSundaymighthavenoticedsomethingrathermoreunusual.
Amidallthepineandoak,stretchedoutlanguidlyonabench,therewasalion.Anditwasn'tstuffed.
Scrolldownformore...
Tigerfeet:ChristianenjoyedlivinginswingingLondon
"ChristianusedtoliebesidemewhileIdidtheaccountsatweekends,"remembersJenniferMaryTaylor,whoworkedthere.
"Andeverysooften,ifI'dignoredhimfortoolong,he'dsockmeacrosstheheadwithoneofhisgreatbigpaws.
"Hewasverylovingandaffectionate-helikedtostandandputhispawsonyourshoulders.Buthewas...",shepauses."Imean,hewasalion.Doesthatsoundsilly?"
Christianthelion(namedbysomeonewithaBiblicalsenseofhumour)arrivedin
ChelseaatatimewhentheKing'sRoad-hometoMickJagger-wastheveryheartoftheSwingingSixties.
Forayear,theBigCatwaspartofitall,cruisingthestreetsinthebackofaBentley,poppinginforlunchatCasserole,alocalrestaurant,evenposingforaBibafashionadvert.
HeeventuallygrewtoobigtobekeptasapetandwastakentoKenya,wherehewasrehabilitatedintothewildbythe'LionMan',GeorgeAdamson.
Now,hisstoryistobetoldinanewbook,writtenbytheAustralianJohnRendallwho,alongwithhisfriendAceBerg,boughtChristianfromHarrodsin1969.
Londonpride:AthomeinJohnRendall'sChelseaflat
Sowhatpossessedthemtobuyalioncubinthefirstplace?
"Afriendhadbeentothe'exoticanimals'departmentatHarrodsandannounced,rathergrandly,thatshewantedacamel,"saysRendall.
"Towhichthemanagerverycoollyreplied:'Onehumportwo,madam?'
"AceandIthoughtthiswasthemostsophisticatedreparteewe'deverheard,sowewentalongtocheckitout-andthere,inasmallcage,wasagorgeouslittlelioncub.Wewereshocked.Welookedateachotherandsaidsomething'sgottobedoneaboutthat."
Harrods,itturnedout,wasalsoquitekeentoberidofChristian,whohadescapedonenight,sneakedintotheneighbouringcarpetdepartment-theninthethroesofasaleofgoatskinrugs-andwreakedhavoc.
Thestore,whichhadacquiredthecubfromIlfracombezoo,happilyagreedtopartwithhimfor250guineas.SobeganChristian'syearasanurbanlion.
Today,itwouldbeunthinkableforashoptotakesuchacavalierattitudetowardssellingexoticanimals(thoughHarrodsdid,atleast,provideAceandRendallwithdietsheets).
Anditishardtoimagineeithertheanimalrightslobbyoranylocalcouncilcondoningashopasasuitablehabitatforalion.But,backthen,noonemindedatall.
Christianwasgivenhisownlivingquarters(andaverylargekitty-littertray,whichheusedunfailingly)inthebasementoftheappropriatelynamedSophistocatfurnitureshop.
"Hehadabeautifulmuskysmellthatwasverydistinct,"saysRendall."Buthewasclean."
ThevicaroftheMoravianChapelnearbywasapproachedtoallowChristiantherunofthegraveyard,andeverydayhewastakentheretoroararoundandplayfootball.
Once,whenhewasbroughtalongtoaseasidepicnic,hedippedhistoesreluctantlyinthewaterandintimatedwithashudderthatitwasdisagreeablycold.ButhewaseventuallypersuadedtoswimintheEnglishChannel.
"Hewasalotofwork,"saysRendall."Ittookallfourofus-me,mythengirlfriendJenniferMary,AceBergandanactresscalledUnityJones-tolookafterhim.
Cat'spyjamas:Christian,rummagingthroughthedrawers
"Healsoatealot,fourmeals(twoliquid,twosolid)plussupplementseveryday,whichcostabout£30aweek-alotofmoneybackthen."
Hepauses,thenadds,"Andhehadaverygoodsenseofhumour."
Really?
"Ohyes.Sometimes,he'dseepeoplestaringathimthroughthebackwindowofthecar,keepverystillonpurpose-andthen,justwhentheywereconvincedhewasastuffedtoy,hewouldveryslowlyturnhisheadandfreakthemout."
EveryonelovedChristianandhebecameapopularlocalfigure.In1970,whenChelseabeatLeedsintheFACupFinal,Sophistocatreceivedacallfromapoliceman,'Thefootballfansaregoingtobeboisterous,soyou'dbettergetyourbloodylionoutofthewindoworthey'llsmashitin,'hewarned.
Christianhimselfwasbeautifullybehaved,andthoughheneverhurtanyone,youunderestimatedhisstrengthatyourperil.
JenniferMaryrememberstakingafriendtoseehim,"afterI'dhadoneortwoglassesofwine-andwhenheputhispawsonmyshoulders,oneofthemslipped,hisclawcaughtmydressandhepulledthewholefrontofitoff."
Hegrewandgrew-from35lbwhenhefirstarrivedtoarathermoreseriousandimposing185lbayearlater-andhewasbeginningtoacquireamanethatmadehimlookmorefearsome.
Heclearlycouldnotstaywithhistwoyoungownersforever.
Hisfuturewasdecidedbyachanceencounter-whentheactorsBillTraversandVirginiaMcKennawalkedintotheshoptobuyapinedesk.
TheyhadrecentlystarredinthefilmBornFree,whichtellsthetruestoryofthewildlifeconservationistGeorgeAdamsonandhiswifeJoy,whoraisedalioncubcalledElsainKenyathenrehabilitateditintothewild.
AndtheyimmediatelysuggestedthatAdamsonmightbeabletohelp.
Certainly,theconservationistwasintriguedbythechallengeofintroducingaKing'sRoadliontothewildsofAfrica.
"But,"hewarned,'"oumustbepreparedforthisnottowork.ElsawasborninAfricaandsheknewitssmells.TakingaBritish-bornlion,whoseparentswerealsoraisedincaptivity,isgoingtobeaverydifferentthing."
ChristianwasflowntoKenyainaspecially-madecrateemblazonedwiththewords,'EastAfricanAirways.London-Nairobi.Christian-malelion,12months'.JohnandAcewentwithhim.
"IthinkGeorgeAdamsongotquiteashockwhenhemetus,"saysRendall."StraightfromtheKing'sRoad,inallourgear-flaresfromGrannyTakesATrip,andwithhaireverywhere.
"WelookedratherdifferentfromeveryoneelseinNairobi.ButthensodidChristian.He'dcomefromwinterinEngland,sohadaverythickcoat-hewasalmostashairyaswewere."
AdamsonwantedtodrivestraighttotheKoraReserve,closetotheTanariver,wheretherewasnohumanhabitation.This,hefelt,wouldbetheidealspottobuildacamp.
Becauselionsliveandhuntinprides,anditishardtoimposeanewmaleonanexistingone,theplanwastointroduceChristianintothewildintandemwithBoy,oneofthetamebeastswhohadstarredinBornFree.
Together,theywouldformthenucleusofanewpride-andthewholeprojectwouldbefundedbyaTVprogramme.
ChristianwasmarshalledintothebackofaLandRover,withstrawonthefloorandchicken-wireseparatinghimfromhisfriendsonthefrontseat.Itwasallratherconfusingforalionaccustomedtothebutter-softleatherofaBentley.Andhewashot.Anddusty.Andconfused.
Notlongintothejourney,Rendallventured,"MrAdamson,heneedstogototheloo."
Adamsonwasimpatient.
"We'remilesfromanywhere.Ifwestophereandherunsaway,wewillnever,evercatchhim."
"MrAdamson,"promisedRendall,"thatisnotgoingtohappen."
ThegreatLionManturnedhishead,suckedonhispipeandpulledoveronthedirtroad.
Rendallopenedthebackofthecar,andChristianjumpedouttotakehisfirstrealstepsonAfricansoil.
Tohisevidentdisgust,itwaspricklyandhot.Heclearlydidn'tlikeitonebit.
Rendallpicksupthestory,"Sohewenttip-toeingalongandwenttotheloo.
Considerably.ThenhelookedaroundandIsaid,'OK,comeon,backin,'pointedbackatthecar-andinhejumped.
"Igotbackinthecar,too,shutthedoorandGeorgeAdamsonturnedroundandsaidtome,'Thatisquiteremarkable.YoumaycallmeGeorge.'"
Kora,anareathatnowhasNationalParkstatus,liesabout220milestothenorth-eastofNairobi.Thesceneryisrugged-denselypackedwithknottythornbushes,withjustanarrowcorridorofgreenerythatfollowsthecourseoftheTanariver.
AndsoChristianarrivedatthecamp,whichAdamson'sbrotherhadbuiltfrommacuti-palmfronds-chicken-wireandmud.
TheconservationistwentoffagainandreturnedacoupleofdayslaterwithBoy,thelionfromBornFree.
Atthattime,Boywasveryfragile,ashisshoulderhadbeenshatteredinanastyencounterwithabuffalo.Buthewasthefirstfully-grownlionthatChristianhadseensinceleavingIlfracombezooasacub.
Thefirstmeetingwasexplosive.Normallionprotocoldictatesthattheyoungermaleshouldbesubservienttothedominantmale.
ButChristian,moreschooledinSloanethanfelineetiquette,sashayedfearlesslytowardsBoy.
Fortunately,ChristianandBoy,thoughinadjacentcompounds,wereseparatedbyawirefence.Infuryattheperceivedslight,Boyflunghimselfagainstit-untilChristian,suddenlyrealisinghisfauxpas,slunkawaywithhisbellyclosetotheground.
ThisprocesswasrepeatedoverandoveragainuntilAdamsonfeltconfidentenoughtoallowthepairtomeetwithoutthesafetybarrierofthefence.
"First,Boylefthiscompound,"recallsRendall."ThenChristianwentouttomeethim.
"Boytookonelook-andheclobberedhim.Christiandidn'tfightback.Herolledoveronhisback.Thatwentonfordayafterday,untilBoywasobviouslysatisfiedthatChristianknewwhowasboss-andtheybecametotallyinseparable."
Adamsonhadalsoacquiredafemalelioncub,Katania,toaddtothepride,andsheseemedtoactasanintermediarybetweenthetwomales.
Eachday,thethreelionswouldgooutforawalkinthebush,Boyfirst,Kataniainthemiddle,thenChristian-withAdamson,carryingarifleincaseheneededtoscareanythingoff,attherear.
ForChristian,thereweresometrickymoments,suchasthetimehespiedarhinoandtriedtostalkit,onlyforthebeasttohurlhimthroughtheairinacloudofdust.
"IsawBoyturnandlookatChristian,"saysRendall."Therewasalookonhisface,asiftosay:'Youabsolutefool.Whatahowlerofablunder.'"
Slowly,progresswasmade.ThebiggestthreattoChristianandBoywerethewildlionsthatstalkedthereserve,whichBoywasfightingtoestablishashisterritory.
Then,oneday,therewasatragedythatcausedthewholeprojecttobecalledintoquestion.AchefcalledStanleyhadleftthesafetyofthecompoundtolookforwildhoney.Hehadn'trealisedBoywasnearby,andwhenhesawhim,hetriedtoflee.
Runningawaywastheworstactionhecouldhavetaken.Adamson,hearingStanley'sscreams,camerunningandshotBoythroughtheheart-butitwastoolate.Stanleyhadbeenbittenthroughthejugularanddiedanhourlater.
Theoutcrythatfollowedalmostbroughtthelionprojecttoahalt,butAdamsonfoundsomesupportforhisworkamongotherconservationists,duginhisheelsandcarriedon.
JohnRendallandAceBergcontinuedtomakesporadicvisitstoKenya,butmostlytheyfollowedChristian'sadventuresfromafar.
Finally,in1974,GeorgeAdamsonwrotetosaythatthepridewasself-sufficient.Christianwasdefendingit.Therewasalitterofcubs.Theywerefeedingthemselvesandrarelyreturnedtocamp.
TheKing'sRoadlionhadfinallyadaptedtothewild.
Thiswasabittersweetmomentforallconcerned.RendallandAcedecidedtotraveltoKoraonelasttime,inthehopeofbeingabletosaygoodbye,thoughAdamsonwarnedthemthatitwouldalmostcertainlybeawastedmission.
"Christianhasn'tbeenhereforninemonths.Wehavenoreasontothinkhe'sdead-therehavebeennoreportsoflionspoachedorkilled.Buthemaynevercomeback,"hesaid.
Rendallrecalls,"Wesaid:'OK.Weappreciatethat,butwe'llcomeanywayandseeyou.'"
TheyflewtoNairobithentookasmallplanetothecampinKora,whereAdamsoncameouttomeetthem.
"Christianarrivedlastnight,"hesaidsimply."He'sherewithhislionessesandhiscubs.He'soutsidethecamponhisfavouriterock.He'swaitingforyou."
AdamsonandhiswifeJoyoftentalkedaboutthemysterious,apparentlytelepathiccommunicationskillsoflions-particularlybetweenlionsandmen.
BothbelievedthatlionswerepossessedofasixthsenseandGeorgewasconvincedthatascientificexplanationwouldonedaybefound.
Andhere,itseemed,wastheproof.
"Christianstaredatusinaveryintenseway,"saysRendall."IknewhisexpressionsandIcouldseehewasinterested.Wecalledhimandhestoodupandstartedtowalktowardsusveryslowly.
"Then,asifhehadbecomeconvinceditwasus,herantowardsus,threwhimselfontous,knockedusover,knockedGeorgeoverandhuggedus,likeheusedto,withhispawsonourshoulders.
"Everyonewascrying.Wewerecrying,Georgewascrying,eventhelionwasnearlycrying."
"Thelionesseswerefarfrompleased.Therewasalotofgrowlingandspitting,"continuesRendall.
"'Georgesaid:'Thisisn'tsafe-we'dbettergo.'SoweeachputahandonChristian'sbackandhewalkedwithusbacktocamp."
Thereunionpartywentonallnightandintothemorning.Leavinghisexhaustedcompanionstogototheirbeds,Christianreturnedtohispride.
"Wewatchedhimgobacktothetwolionesses,whowerenotatallhappywiththisman,smellingofnicotine,whiskyandhumans,"saysRendall.
"Hejustwallopedthetwoofthemwithhispaw,thencollapsed."
Andthatwasthelastanyoneeversawofhim.
Forthenext14years,GeorgeAdamsonremainedatKora,rehabilitatingseveralotherlionsandignoringwarningsfromtheauthorities,whodidnotconsideritsafeforhimtostay.
Then,in1989,hewasambushedandmurderedbybandits.
Hediedwithaguninhishandand,inaccordancewithhiswishes,wasburiedatKora.
Followinghisdeath,hissupportersformedtheGeorgeAdamsonWildlifePreservationTrust,whichnowdoesworkinKoraaswellasinTanzania,whereitisreintroducingtheendangeredblackrhinoandhuntingdog.
Thetrust'schiefaimiskeepaliveAdamson'sdreamofaplacewhereanimalscanroamfree-afittingepitaphnotjustforthegreatconservationistbutalsoforthelionwhooncelivedinChelsea。