The Christian The Lion Video is not real. The Christian The Lion Video is a hoax.

How many different ways can we phrase it? There are probably many more ways, but I digress.

Kind of like Santa Claus or Easter Bunny or World Peace.

How is it fake, you ask? First, lets look at the video:

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A number of skeptical thoughts come to mind:

• UM HOW THE HECK DID THE LION NOT WANT TO EAT THE GUY’S FACE??!!! Wild animals are very territorial and would not tolerate strangers.
• Trained Animals - We cannot rule out the possibility that these animals are trained to do this.
• They bought it at a department store.. WTH
• Fake Antiquity The video could be staged for the story and edited with modern CGI to make it look old.
• Wildlife preserve - If they’re in a preserve, it  is is not really considered the “WILD”.. its a preserve under surveillance of humans. There is a constant interaction with humans (relative to being truly ‘wild’). It’s a glorified zoo.
• Might not be “Christian” - Could be, but probably isn’t… again, probably a trained animal.
• CATNIP -  Can’t lions smell catnip from miles away?  Whats to stop us from assuming that these hippies didn’t pack an ounce of ‘nip to coax our Lion Friend
• Who Is The Other Guy - If you’ve seen the longer video , you’ve seen this other older guy. What is he doing? He’s not afraid at all.. of WILD lions! Would he act this way if it were a feat of some sort to see/interact with these lions?
• No one is protected - No protection equates to either stupidity or lack of threat.. I’m banking on the latter… making this interaction much less amazing.

In summary, there’s a lot to question about the legitimacy of this vid. Even if it is real, its not that big a deal.

What is this video really about?

Incredible marketing ploy

We see some heart-wrenching vids of the cute baby lion..and a little bit of ’softening’ up with the backstory in subtitles. Also some sappy/crappy Aerosmith song that is better suited for a slow-dance at a gradeschool mixer.

If you notice in the youtube video description, we see plugs for :

• Virginia McKenna’s Book “Christian The Lion’s Journey To Freedom”
• The DVD “Christian The Lion At World’s End” (VHS Version here)
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And a number of other garbage. It’s always something, eh?

So,

I feel like there’s some underlying purpose for releasing this Vid now. Seems like a marketing scheme or ploy. It could be, or it could be legit. I’m claiming its a scheme.

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All this being said, it is a beautiful video and compelling little story. I must admit that it brought tears to my eyes! So much emotion packed into one little snippet of video. It is a magnificent example of the power of a great story and viral video. Whether real or fake, it is apparent that it has touched the lives of millions, myself included

What do you think? Is the Christian The Lion video real? Or is the Christian The Lion video a fake or hoax? Whats your theory?

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