Ralph helfer proved during his time and life with zamba the greatest lion that ever lived that just as it should be between humans living and working with exotic animals is all about relationships mutual respect and love this wonderful book is certainly one i will never forget and will read again and again highly recommend read more 2 people found this helpful helpful sending . This is a lovely true story of zamba a lion rescued from africa and raised with a compassionate approach to training which was unheard of in the 1950s the book contains a collections of mini stories about zambas adventures with his owner ralph for the most part it was a very light read but it did have a few very sad heartbreaking moments. Zamba the true story of the greatest lion that ever lived by ralph helfer 2005 08 04 books amazonca. Zamba the true story of the greatest lion that ever lived ralph d helfer author harpercollins 2495 258p isbn 978 0 06 076132 5 more by and about this author other books the worlds