Great Cats:

In 1972, actress Tippi Hedren, who rose to fame in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie, began work on a film that examined the desperate plight of Africa’s great cats, who faced widespread eradication due to encroaching civilization, sport hunting and poaching. It was only meant to be a nine-month shoot, but it was an experience that changed Hedren’s life foreve...

Great Cats:

In 1972, actress Tippi Hedren, who rose to fame in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie, began work on a film that examined the desperate plight of Africa’s great cats, who faced widespread eradication due to encroaching civilization, sport hunting and poaching. It was only meant to be a nine-month shoot, but it was an experience that changed Hedren’s life forever.

The movie, Roar, followed a scientist’s work with lion, tiger and jaguar cubs. To make the film, a variety of African animals were needed. Hedren planned to hire animal actors, but she soon learned that trainers wouldn’t allow their animals to work with animals they didn’t know. “So it was suggested that we acquire our own animals to do the movie,” says Hedren, “and that, of course, opened a whole new can of peas.”

Before long, Hedren acquired 100 animals and purchased the land on which the movie was filmed. She also found her calling—when the movie wrapped after five years, Hedren stayed on the property and devoted her life to caring for and educating the public about exotic cats. In 1983, she formed the Roar Foundation, which allows her to receive donations to maintain the property and provide care for the animals. Today, Hedren still lives on the same property, known as the Shambala Preserve.
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