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Gender |
Female |
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Purple |
Eye color |
Black |
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Family |
Zazu (mate) |
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Binti is a female hornbill. She is the mate of Zazu.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Binti lived in the Pride Lands. At some point in her life, she formed a romantic relationship with Zazu, the majordomo of the Pride Lands.[1]
Rhinoceros stampede[]
Binti fled a rhinoceros stampede alongside Kovu, Shani, Timon, and Pumbaa.[2] Later, she married Zazu at Pride Rock. During the ceremony, she asked the officiator, Rafiki, to skip to the kiss. She then kissed Zazu many times, and he cautioned her not to do so in front of their guests. In answer, she pulled him behind a rock and continued to kiss him, to the amusement of their audience. Together, Binti and Zazu reared eight chicks.[1]
Physical appearance[]
Binti is a moderately sized hornbill with purple feathers and black eyes.[2]
Personality and traits[]
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Binti is "flirtatious."[3] She is bold with her affections and does not mind kissing Zazu in front of others.[1]
Appearances[]
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (early draft)
Trivia[]
- An archived article in the San Antonio Express reports that actress Jane Leeves was originally going to voice Binti.[3]
- Binti's name means "daughter" in Swahili.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1996). Written by Jenny Wingfield.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jane and the giant bug - Finding right `Peach' voice was all relative for `Frasier' co-star. San Antonio Express. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ Online Swahili - English Dictionary. African Languages. Retrieved on September 1, 2020.