TV and Movies·Posted on Aug 1, 2019These "The Lion King" Side-By-Sides Prove How Realistic The Animals AreIt's VERY accurate, tbh.by Jen AbidorBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Everyone keeps talking about how damn realistic the animals in the new Lion King movie look: But then I realized I've never ~ actually ~ compared the characters with real animals. So that's what I did...and it's downright eerie. I dare you to spot the difference: 1. Simba vs. a real lion 2. Young Simba vs. a real lion cub 3. Pumbaa vs. a real warthog 4. Timon vs. a real meerkat 5. Zazu vs. a real hornbill 6. Rafiki vs. a real mandrill 7. Mufasa vs. a real lion 8. Nala vs. a real lioness 9. Young Nala vs. a real lion cub 10. Sarabi vs. a real lioness 11. Scar vs. a real lion 12. The Hyenas vs. a real hyena