Nzuri

Nzuri is a female gazelle. She is a member of Nzee's herd.
Zazu the hornbill earned a notorious reputation for getting the Pride Landers in trouble with Mufasa. Nzuri and her friends decided to play a prank on Zazu by feeding him false information and thus discrediting his reports. The plan initially worked, with Mufasa losing faith in his majordomo, but Zazu redeemed himself by warning the Pride Landers of a deadly army ant attack. Shamed by Zazu's heroism, Nzuri and her friends confessed their dishonesty to Mufasa, then explained the ruse to their parents. Afterward, they helped Zazu gather information around the Pride Lands.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Nzuri was born to Nzee. She lived with her herd in the Pride Lands. As a youngster, she often got told on by Zazu for various play schemes.
===Prank on Zazu===
Nzuri and her mother journeyed to a water hole and joined a group of animals who were gossiping about Zazu. Though Nzuri and her young animal friends attempted to give their input on Zazu's annoying antics, the parents shooed them away to play while they discussed the matter further. Once away from the adults, the young animals schemed to feed Zazu lies in order to get him in trouble with Mufasa. Enchanted by the idea, Sukari began to chase Nzuri around in excitement.
The young animals put their idea into play, and the plan ended up shattering Mufasa's trust in Zazu. However, after a fearsome army ant attack, the children confessed to Mufasa all that they had done. Though Nzee was angry with her daughter for her foolishness, Mufasa instructed the young animals to help Zazu gather news from around the Pride Lands so as to correct their earlier mistakes.
===Legacy===
Zazu told the story of Nzuri and her friends to Mufasa's grandson, Kopa.
==Physical appearance==
Nzuri is a small gazelle calf. She has twin horn stubs and a light brown pelt, with patches of cream on her chest, neck, and face. Her eyes are brown.
==Personality and traits==
Nzuri is naïve and gives little thought to how her actions might affect others. She enjoys playing with her friends and is much less cautious concerning disobedience than Lulu and Pamba. Though she was initially deceitful and vindictive, she eventually apologized for what she had done and tried to make up for her mistakes.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King: Six New Adventures
** How True, Zazu?
==Trivia==
* The latter part of Nzuri's name ("zuri") means "good, nice" or "beautiful, pretty, lovely" or "cute, attractive" in Swahili.
==References==
Category:Antelope
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:Pride Landers