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Austrian-born Kenyan conservationist and author Joy Adamson (1910 - 1980) kneels and scratches the face of the lioness Elsa, whom she raised. Adamson wrote about her experiences raising the wild animal in her 1960 novel 'Born Free.' (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

Austrian-born Kenyan conservationist and author Joy Adamson (1910 - 1980) kneels and scratches the face of the lioness Elsa, whom she raised. Adamson wrote about her experiences raising the wild animal in her 1960 novel 'Born Free.' (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)