She also was the first lion cub born at the Dallas Zoo in 43 years, after a planned C-section. Here’s a news report — featuring curious baby-kitty steps! — about Bahati’s first day on ...

If you think baby Simba in the remake of The Lion King is cute, wait until you see the Texas lion cub Disney looked to in order to bring him to life. Though the heir to the animal kingdom resides ...

The Dallas Zoo sent Disney footage of their month-old lion cub "for motion and behavior references when designing Simba" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The large Disney The Lion King Mighty Roar Simba Interactive Plush Toy is on sale for only $35 (reg. $99.99) at Walmart right now! Mighty Roar Simba responds to touch and sounds with over 100 ...

North West, daughter of Kim Kardashian and Hip-Hop artist Kanye West, was encouraged by Jason Weaver, the original singing voice of Young Simba from the 1994 animated film “The Lion King ...

Favreau first showed off footage from The Lion King last summer at D23, which included photo-real landscapes and Rafiki introducing baby Simba on Pride Rock. The Lion King is just one of several ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is full of references and Easter eggs from not only the 2019 and 1994 movies, but the Broadway musical and book series as well.

Giving The Lion King fans a buildable and articulated Simba is a great collectible for the Disney film's 30th anniversary. The future king of the Pride Lands is priced at only $19.99, and he is ...

"The 'Lion King' theme had been in my mind for months, and I just knew that Kaiori needed to be introduced with similar grandeur and hilarity. "The whole thing turned out really great," he added.

Photographer Dafna Ben Nun captured the incredible moment a monkey lifted its infant to the sky — just like the moment in the classic Disney film "The Lion King" when Rafiki hoists Simba.

The Lion King turns 30 on June 24, 1994; and 30 years ago, voice actor and teen idol Jonathan Taylor Thomas spoke to PEOPLE about his role in the film.