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Pembe
Physical information
Gender

Female

Species

Elephant

Skin color

Gray

Eye color

Black

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

Pride Landers

Relationship information
Family

Cheka (son)
Lulu (daughter)

Allies

Boma, Cheka, Lulu, Mufasa, Muwa, Nzee, Pudini

You can't do anything without that flying newspaper telling the whole world about it.
―Pembe on Zazu[src]

Pembe is a female elephant.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Pembe lived in the Pride Lands. At some point in her life, she had a son, Cheka, and a daughter, Lulu. She often got spied on by Zazu, who reported her everyday doings to Mufasa.[1]

Army ant attack[]

But how can we stop millions of ants?
―Pembe to Mufasa, during an army ant attack[src]
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Pembe relaxes at the water hole.

Pembe joined in on gossip with her friends, Muwa and Nzee. While the adults considered calling together a council of animals to discuss Zazu's nosiness, their children moved away to play in a water hole.

Later, Pembe helped stop an army ant attack. Not long after this, Cheka, Lulu, and their friends confessed to having lied about Zazu in order to get him in trouble with Mufasa. Though Pembe was furious, Mufasa was fair and instructed the young animals to help gather news around the Pride Lands in order to make up for their earlier mistakes.[1]

Conflict with Nassor[]

Pembe argued with Nassor the giraffe.[2]

Physical appearance[]

Pembe is a large and powerfully built elephant. She has gray skin, with long white tusks and black eyes.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Well, Zazu was only doing his job. He has to keep the king informed.
―Pembe[src]

Pembe is brave and defensive of her homeland, as seen when she defended the Pride Lands from an army ant attack. She cares very deeply for her children and desires for them to learn as well as have fun. Despite her annoyance at Zazu's prying ways, she is more understanding of him than the other parents.[1]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • Pembe's name means "horns" in Swahili.[3]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McGuire, Leslie. How True, Zazu? (1994). ISBN: 0717283496.
  2. McBrier, Page. Follow the Leader (1994). ISBN: 0717283526.
  3. Online Swahili - English Dictionary. African Languages. Retrieved on September 9, 2020.