Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-33104295-20180628162903/@comment-35360394-20191215212429

I'd say canon too, just less acceptance of this cat's science in most the episodes. It doesn't surprise me that Zira wasn't shown in the first film lion prides go to and fro, once in a while a few females tell a pride goodbye to go live a new life, but the male lions' future is even more unpredictable.

Hurt while still a cub

Survive and reach teenage time when they can hunt

Walk by surprise with other young lions calmly

Fight a lone lion and die

Die as prey or weak injured victim of another species

Lose territory

Beat a tiger

Experience their range shrinking

Get shot by their human foes

Captive or Wild?????????

Science of this big cat and the books and films plus these episodes my thought is Nuka was born around the same time as Simba but the two didn't meet each other. My thought of Zira is she was still in Simba's pride in the first film but was too much of a minor character to mention. Grass or trees and giant rocky walls even if they're in the same pride the lionesses know how to hide their cubs quite well