Clearly Simba's not a baboon. But neither is Rafiki. He's a different kind of monkey altogether — a mandrill. And what's more, Rafiki has a long tail, yet in real life mandrills are nearly tailless.

When is The Monkey available to stream ... which covers the childhood of Simba’s brave dad. The story of Mufasa is told by none other than the wise Rafiki to cub Kiara, daughter of Simba ...