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Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story
Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Born Free”, this documentary retells the story of Joy and George Adamson, who famously became the surrogate parents to an orphaned lion cub by the name of Elsa, and checks in on the people and animals who helped change society’s perspective about wildlife., The story behind “Born Free,” the book and movie about an orphaned lion cub named Elsa who was raised by conservationists Joy and George Adamson and then released into the wild, featuring entries from George’s diary, home movies and interviews with the couple’s confidants. The episode also explores the shifting attitudes about conservation since the book’s publication in 1960, and examines the pros and cons of viewing animals through a human lens.
