Christian, The ‘Hugging’ Lion Captured Millions Of Hearts Over The Last Five Decades

1. A Successful Rehabilitation

After three years in the wild, Christian was an independent lion, eager to join back his pride. He wasn’t the funny ‘London Lion’ anymore. Christian was an African lion now. Then, he was last seen in 1973, when George saw Christian heading towards Meru National Park, probably looking to form his own pride.