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Jambo (King of the Kalahari)
Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Elephant

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Dark Continent

Titles

King of the elephants

Relationship information
Allies

Rego

Jambo is a male elephant. He is the king of the elephants.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Jambo lived in the Dark Continent. At some point in his life, he became the king of the elephants.[1]

Saving Rego[]

Mruki led Rego into the midst of a clan of hungry hyenas, who began to chase him. At the last second, Jambo interfered and saved Rego's life.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Jambo is authoritative enough to be considered Brond's equal. He was willing to fight off hyenas in order to save Rego's life.[1]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • Another form of Jambo's name ("hujambo") is a way to say "hello" in Swahili.[2]
  • According to David Chandler, Jambo's character is a nod to Roy Disney.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 David Chandler (September 1, 2018). Creating The Lion King: Story development, authorship and accreditation in the Disney Renaissance. Ingenta Connect. Retrieved on August 15, 2021.
  2. Online Swahili - English Dictionary. African Languages. Retrieved on August 15, 2021.
  3. Barkan, Joanne. Nala's Dare (1994). ISBN: 0717284719.
  4. McGuire, Leslie. How True, Zazu? (1994). ISBN: 0717283496.