what kind of animal is timon in the lion king
meerkat
title: Timon and Pumbaa text: Timon and Pumbaa Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King" and its franchise. Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in "The Lion King" Broadway musical), Kevin Schon (in certain episodes of the show), Quinton Flynn (in certain episodes of the show), Bruce Lanoil in the "Wild About Safety" shorts and "Kingdom Hearts II", and while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his animated speaking appearances), and title: The Lion King text: a costumed actor as Timon. The attraction opened in April 1998 at Disney World's Animal Kingdom, and in September 2005 in Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland. A similar version under the name "The Legend of the Lion King" was featured in Disneyland Paris from 2004 to 2009. The Lion King The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. "The Lion King" was directed by Roger title: The Lion King text: as the new king, allowing his three hyena minions and the rest of their large pack to live in the Pride Lands. Simba collapses in a desert and is rescued by Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and warthog, who are fellow outcasts. Simba grows up in the jungle with his two new friends, living a carefree life under the motto "hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili). Now a young adult, Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who turns out to be Nala. She and Simba reunite and fall in love, and she urges him to return home, title: Timon & Pumbaa (TV series) text: Timon & Pumbaa (TV series) The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa, is an American animated television series created by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King", it centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog, as they live their problem-free philosophy Hakuna Matata. The show ran for three seasons on CBS, Disney Channel, Toon Disney, and in syndication as a part of "The Disney Afternoon". It aired from September 8, 1995 to September 24, 1999. It is also the first "Lion King" related media title: Timon & Pumbaa (TV series) text: to show humans, as humans were not present in the movie. It is the first of two television series to be based on the film, the second being "The Lion Guard". In 2004, Timon and Pumbaa starred in their own feature film "The Lion King 1½", a direct-to-video adaptation of the television series to the first of two films. Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Julie Kavner and Jerry Stiller provided the voices of Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Rafiki, Timon's Mother and Uncle Max respectively. The show stars Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, a warthog, both characters from the