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Spike's mother
Spike's Mother
Physical information
Gender

Female

Species

Ostrich

Feather color

Pink and purple

Eye color

Brown

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Hakuna Matata

Relationship information
Family

Spike (son)
Unnamed children

Allies

Pumbaa, Simba, Spike, Timon

My baby, my baby. I thought you'd been eaten. And now here you are, returned to us.
―Spike's mother, as she reunites with Spike[src]

Spike's mother is a female ostrich. She is the mother of Spike.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Spike's mother lived in the jungle. She laid eight eggs, one of which got lost before it hatched.[1]

Reunion with Spike[]

After Spike got lost in the jungle, he was adopted by Pumbaa and his friends, Simba and Timon. However, the little ostrich proved to be too difficult to care for, so Pumbaa returned to the place where he had found Spike's egg and returned the chick to his mother. At first, Spike's mother was suspicious of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa, but she eventually recognized her son's voice from when he had been in his egg. Delighted, she welcomed him back into her family and thanked Pumbaa profusely for having taken care of her son. As the trio walked away, Spike's mother joined her family in reuniting with Spike.[1]

Physical appearance[]

Spike's mother is tall and broad, with stunt wings and a long neck and legs. Her main body is deep violet, while her neck, wing tips, and tail tip are pale pink. Her eye rims and legs are a darker shade of pink, and her beak and eyes are bright orange.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Though stiff when it comes to strangers, Spike's mother eventually warms to those whom she trusts. She is caring and maternal toward Spike.[1]

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed in Mummy Pumbaa from The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series. Issues 29–31 (1995–1997).
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