How else could she know that it needed all the strength of my love for her to leave now and give her back to nature - to let her learn to live alone until she might find her pride -… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“It was nearly a week before we returned. We found her waiting, and very hungry. She was full of affection; we had deceived her so often, broken faith with her, done so much to destroy her trust in us, yet… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
How else could she know that it needed all the strength of my love for her to leave now and give her back to… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“It was nearly a week before we returned. We found her waiting, and very hungry. She was full of affection; we had deceived her… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“When I joined her a few moments later, she licked my arm, embraced me with her paw and hugged me to her wet body.… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“In 1960, Joy wrote of her experiences raising Elsa in the bestselling book Born Free which was adapted into an Academy award-winning film. In… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“In natural life, as long as he finds food, a lion does not wander over great distances, and certainly Elsa had seen more of… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
[On lions:] It has always seemed miraculous to me that these colossal animals can move noiselessly through the bush, and are thus able to… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
“Although the release was heartbreaking for the Adamsons, they were mindful that she had been born free.” — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves? — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
Wildlife is something which man cannot construct. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. Man can rebuild a pyramid, but he can't rebuild… — Joy Adamson Copy Share Image
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