

Still not happy with the outcome, Bunga suggests that Kion poses 'more like a lion', and attempts to move his body around for a more powerful pose.


Kion is posing dramatically for Rafiki, who is still painting. Fuli soon sees Rafiki's paintings, and the mandrill explains that he paints all of the previous Lion Guards and their tales, and that he now has to paint in the new The Lion Guard. He gives Ono a green eye patch, advising him to stay out of trouble for 3 days. Rafiki knows just what to do, and gets to work. Rafiki is painting in The Lair of the Lion Guard, when the Guard arrive. This came too late for Bunga, however, as he dove into the mud. This time, he tells him that honey badgers are only smart when they think before they leap. Near the end of the adventure, Rafiki is meditating nearby, when he sees Bunga about to do something foolish. However, he drops his fruit and, as he finishes his statement, everyone disappeared. Rafiki appears gathering baobabs after the storm, and mentions that honey badgers are smart as the Lion Guard doubt Bunga's intelligence. Once again, he knows that it is time, and this time, Simba agrees. Rafiki is later seen with Simba, Nala and Tiifu, watching as Kion and the new Lion Guard take down the hyenas and save Kiara. After hearing his new duty, Kion leaves, with Rafiki certain that he'll choose the best lions for the job. Rafiki explains it further for Simba, and together they take Kion and Bunga into The Lair of the Lion Guard. Rafiki attempts to persuade Simba into letting Kion in on the Lion Guard's secrets despite Simba's obvious concerns. After hearing Kion's roar, he is certain that it is time for Kion to accept his destiny as leader of the Lion Guard.

Rafiki is with Simba and Nala on Pride Rock. Two mandrills named Rafiki and Makini appear in numerous episodes throughout the series. Overall, the mandrill is the world's largest species of monkey. The average male is eighty-one to ninety centimeters long (thirty-two to thirty-six inches) and the female is usually fifty-six to sixty-six centimeters long (twenty-two to twenty-six inches), with the tail adding another five to eight centimeters (two to three inches). Males weigh fifty to eighty pounds (some growing to be over one-hundred) and females are usually half that weight, around twenty to twenty-four pounds. Because of this rapid rate in birth, mandrills have a long life span they can survive up to forty years in captivity. Their mating season takes place from June to October. These groups are called "hordes" and are led by one dominant male. Like lions, mandrills are social creatures and live in large groups (one is recorded to have had over one-thousand individuals). They will also eat eggs, and occasionally vertebrates, such as birds, tortoises, frogs, porcupines, rats, and shrews. Mandrills mostly eat invertebrates, such as ants, beetles, termites, crickets, spiders, snails, and scorpions. They are omnivores, but prefer plants over meat since it is easier to access. They are mainly found in tropical rain forests and occasionally woodlands. Mandrills are native to southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. Information "No other member in the whole class of mammals is colored in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrills." -Charles Darwin Mandrills are easily recognized by their olive-colored fur and colorful faces and rumps (though females have duller colors).
