Baboon in Zimbabwe imitates Rafiki in ‘Lion King’

Nature photographer Dafna Ben Nun was in Zimbabwe when she saw something straight out of a movie “The Lion King,” to be exact.

“I couldn’t believe it when I saw an adult baboon holding a baby, looking exactly like Simba in ‘The Lion King,’” she told News. “It was just a split second, but it was fascinating to watch.” Nun said the baboons were all in the same group, so no harm was done to any of them.

She posted the photo on Facebook.

Turns out the baboon has a lot in common with Justin Timberlake, who went viral in July 2017 when he held a baby aloft Rafiki-style at a celebrity golf tournament.

However, the baboon’s photo is more impressive, as it probably hasn’t seen the classic Disney film or even the Broadway musical.

Disney theme parks popular for scattering cremated ashes

Disney theme parks have ranked among the world’s most popular vacation spots for decades. But for some guests, the resorts are a much more, ahem, permanent place of rest.

Employees at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, told The Wall Street Journal that the parks have become a favourite spot for visitors to scatter the cremated ashes of their loved ones.

A Disney spokeswoman said such scattering of ashes on company property was “strictly prohibited and unlawful,” adding that guests attempting to do so with the remains of family members or friends “will be escorted off property.”

But that hasn’t stopped some guests from going to great lengths — like smuggling ashes into the parks via prescription pill bottles and makeup compacts — to ensure their loved ones can spend eternity at the happiest places on Earth.

Squirrel knocks out power in New Jersey

A New Jersey utility company said an outage that knocked out electricity service to 2,296 customers in Hackettstown was caused by an unlucky squirrel.

Jersey Central Power & Light said the line was felled by a squirrel that came into contact with power lines and it was electrocuted.

The squirrel did not survive. Power was restored later that day.

About 4,500 PG&E electricity customers in California lost power in September when a bear climbed a utility pole and touched the high-voltage equipment.

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 3rd, 2018