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07-26-2008, 10:36 AM
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25797678/?GT1=43001
Man in ‘hugging lion’ video reveals its secrets
One of animal’s owners tells story that still tugs heartstrings after decades
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 26 minutes ago
The decades-old footage of a full-grown lion joyously embracing two young men like an affectionate house cat has made myriad eyes misty since it recently landed on YouTube. What is it about the old, grainy images that has attracted millions of clicks around the globe?
Is it simply that a lion, whimsically named Christian, remembered the two men who raised it and then released it into the wild?
Man in ‘hugging lion’ video reveals its secrets
One of animal’s owners tells story that still tugs heartstrings after decades
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 26 minutes ago
The decades-old footage of a full-grown lion joyously embracing two young men like an affectionate house cat has made myriad eyes misty since it recently landed on YouTube. What is it about the old, grainy images that has attracted millions of clicks around the globe?
Is it simply that a lion, whimsically named Christian, remembered the two men who raised it and then released it into the wild?