Feline Poaching Was at an All-Time High
After getting married, Hedren and Marshall went on a safari across the Serengeti in Tanzania. During the 1960s, wild feline poaching was at an all-time high. Experts believed that big cats might be completely wiped out before the turn of the century.
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During this innocuous safari, the couple noticed something that became the inspiration for Roar. They saw a house that was filled with immense pride of lions. There were predatory cats everywhere you see; the balcony, the hallway, the dining room, the roof, and even beside windowsills. This was their great epiphany moment which resulted in them saying, “Let’s make a movie.”