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Binti
Binti
Physical information
Gender

Female

Species

Hornbill

Feather color

Purple

Eye color

Black

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

Pride Landers

Relationship information
Family

Zazu (mate)
Unnamed children

Allies

Kovu, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Shani, Timon, Zazu

Skip the small talk, and get to the part that counts, Dearie.
―Binti to Rafiki, during her wedding[src]

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[]

Leeves brings voice to a flirtatious bird named Binti in the upcoming sequel to The Lion King. She obviously loves creating someone completely different.
―Binti's intended personality[3]

Binti is "flirtatious."[3] She is bold with her affections and does not mind kissing Zazu in front of others.[1]

Appearances[]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1996). Written by Jenny Wingfield.
  2. 2.0 2.1
  3. 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.
  4. Online Swahili - English Dictionary. African Languages. Retrieved on September 1, 2020.