Life Imitates Art: Baboon Recreates 'Lion King' Scene, Carrying Adorable Cub - Video

An adventurous and surprisingly kind monkey in Kruger National Park in South Africa unknowingly recreated an opening scene from Disney’s all-time masterpiece The Lion King. Or maybe the primate really was completely aware of the reference when it did so?

According to safari guide Kurt Schultz, a lost lion cub was surrounded by baboons – but instead of attacking the little predator, one of the primates took the kitty up high into a marula tree and comforted it, holding the cub like Rafiki held baby Simba in the animated movie.

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Watch the INCREDIBLE and never-before-seen moment a male baboon stole a lion cub and starts grooming it, while it is alive and healthy. This amazing sighting was seen while on a safari with @kurtsafarico yesterday on the S21 near Skukuza! It is almost like a scene right out of the Lion King. Watch the full video on our website! Link in bio (http://bit.ly/BaboonAdoptsLion) Tags: #Nature#travel#vacation#view#adventure#outdoors#explore#lucky#wilderness#Tourist#Visiting#animal#camping #wild#africa#wildlife#safari#Kruger #Krugerpark #lion #lions #lioncub #videos #cats #cat #baboon #video #lionking

Публикация от Latest Sightings - Kruger (@latestkruger) 2 Фев 2020 в 12:13 PST

All the while, other apes were standing beneath the tree, like animals in the "Circle of life" – but let's hope they were not very mean to their little prince afterwards.