Scar ’s brutal murder of Mufasa definitely earned him a spot in the unofficialDisney VillainHall of Infamy , alongside101 Dalmatians ’s Cruella de Vil and that hunter fromBambi . But what ifThe Lion Kingantagonist did n’t just commitfratricide — what if he stick with it up by wolf down down his dead brother ’s carcase and keeping his skull as a souvenir ?
A new hypothesis , put forth by TikTok user Christian Jones ( ClassyKing0),suggestsScar did incisively that . After ask what happen to Mufasa ’s body after he fall to his death , Jones prove — through a series of Google search — that hyaena do n’t eat carrion all that often , and that lions have been known to eat other lion to assert dominance . Further evidence fall during Zazu ’s jaunty rendition of “ I ’ve Got a endearing Bunch of Coconuts , ” when Scar pluck up a skull that looks like a Panthera leo ’s skull .
The theory seems credible for a character as sadistic as Scar , but the actual basis for it is a little tenuous . For one , thoughhyenasdo Leigh Hunt most of their food for themselves , they ’re not oppose to scavenging ; and Kenya , which inspired the fictional setting , ishometo several vulture species that would ’ve happily feed on Mufasa ’s regal remains .
Furthermore , while amale lionwilloccasionallykilland eat cubs when he takes over a battalion , it ’s pretty rare for one to devour a rival . ( That said , lions can beunpredictable , and there was aninstancein 2010 where a coterie of Leo in South Africa may have gnawed on a Leo the Lion they had just killed . ) Also , as Bustlereports , YouTube user B Kingcomparedthe invigorate skull from the plastic film with images of factual animal skulls , and detect that a baboon ’s skull was a closer mates than a lion ’s .
In short , tangible - life brute behavior and osteology leave plenty of elbow room to doubt Jones ’s inventive theme about Scar ’s post - crime conduct . But sinceThe Lion Kingis a far yell from a nature documentary film , it ’s not impossible .
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