Born in captivity, what lion was introduced into the wild by conservationist George Adamson?
Christian the lion Christian the lion was a lion born in captivity and purchased by Australian John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke from Harrods department store in London in 1969. He was later reintroduced to the African wild by conservationist George Adamson. One year after Adamson released Christian to the wild, his former owners decided to go looking for him to see whether Christian would remember them. He did, and with him were two lionesses who accepted the men as well.
Nubian lion The Nubian lion ("Panthera leo leo") was described in 1843 by the French zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville under the trinomen "Felis leo nubicus". In 1939, it was considered synonymous with "Felis leo leo".