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Saw someone ask "what time period was The Lion King set in?" and now it's fucking with me

kontextmaschine:

Saw someone ask “what time period was The Lion King set in?” and now it’s fucking with me

Like, it’s not obvious if humans even exist yet, or if on the contrary it’s all contemporary in a big wildlife reserve. What’s the most recently evolved species depicted? Are any of them extinct in the wild now?