What did the Samburu people make of it?
The Samburu nomadic pastoralists from a village called Giltimany on the edge of the reserve were relatively unsurprised by the adoption as they claimed to have had similar experiences. They told us that some time ago a three year old child had wandered off and disappeared, found later in amongst a pride of lions whose cubs they said the child was playing with like dogs. Greatly concerned for its safety warriors watched from a distance until the child fell asleep and the lions walked away. They told us many legends that were of a similar nature.
