African bird seen in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 02:19 PM EDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 02:19 PM EDT ...

(NEXSTAR) – One of South Africa’s signature birds — and a star of Disney’s 1994 animated masterpiece “The Lion King” — is close to being gone forever, according to recent research.

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 22, 2022 / 04:53 AM EDT Updated: May 22, 2022 / 04:53 AM EDT ...

Disney’s “The Lion King” is arguably one of the company’s most famed stories. This summer, the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is telling the familiar journey of Simba in a new way. On May 28 ...

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 01:01 PM CDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 01:31 PM CDT ...

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 11:02 AM PDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 11:02 AM PDT ...

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 02:00 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2022 / 03:10 PM EDT ...

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 02:01 PM EDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 02:04 PM EDT ...

A red-billed hornbill relaxes on a tree . (iStock/Getty Images) by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 01:00 PM CDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 01:00 PM CDT ...

African bird depicted in ‘The Lion King’ nearly extinct, research shows by: Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 21, 2022 / 01:00 PM CDT Updated: May 21, 2022 / 01:45 PM CDT ...