Supercub was a male lion that was adopted as a cub from the
Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengel ...
Orphanage near
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
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Kenya
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. In 1972, Supercub was a pride member with
Christian the lion
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Î§Ï ...
and other lions being cared for by conservationist
George Adamson
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film '' ...
in the
Kora National Reserve in Kenya. The lion, whose personality was described as "boisterous" and "extroverted", was dubbed Supercub by Adamson.
Supercub is briefly seen in the uncut ending of the 1972 documentary film ''The Lion at World's End''.
"Christian Clip"
Born Free Foundation, .bornfree.org, retrieved 22-04-2009] At the time of the scene Supercub was five months old.
In 1972, Supercub was killed by a wild lion known as "The Killer". The cub is buried in the Kora National Reserve beside the graves of George Adamson
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film '' ...
, Terrance Adamson and two lions released after George's death named Mugi and Boy.
References
Sources
*{{citation, last1=Bourke, first1=Anthony, last2=Rendall, first2=John, title=A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion, publisher=Broadway, year=2009, ISBN=978-0-7679-3230-1, url-access=registration, url=https://archive.org/details/lioncalledchrist00anth_0
External links
George Adamson website
Individual lions
Lions and humans
1972 animal deaths
Individual animals in Kenya