This blog began in 2003 as Mrs. Rabbitt's Bookbag and continued as From the Library Director from 2005-2010. You can read my newspaper columns at FromtheLibraryColumn published Thursdays in the Norwood Transcript and Bulletin.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Old Friends

A friend sent me a link to this touching video from 1970 and I thought I'd pass it on.  Information from Wikipedia: Two Australian friends bought a lion cub at Harrod's in London but found that he needed to be returned to the African wilds as he grew. After the lion had been in Kenya a year, his original owners, "Rendall and Bourke, returned and visited their former pet. The animal recognized them, reared up, grasped and nuzzled both of them. The following video of the event received widespread dissemination around 2007-2008, more than 35 years later."  The video is circulating the web as a special message to 'get back in touch.'  A  movie version of their story was produced in 1971.

Thanks to Linda Lord.