Baliyo is a male adolescent lion. He is the younger brother of Rani, the nephew of Surak, Nirmala and Kweli, the grandson of Janna and Adhibu, and the adoptive cousin of Bozi, Melissa and Ilyssa. He is also the new mate of Tazama and the father of Upepo.
Personality[]
Baliyo is a kind, caring, and headstrong lion. He's very friendly and is friends with almost everyone at the Tree of Life. Baliyo is shown to be very fond of honey badgers, particularly Binga, his friend. He's also fairly tolerant of strong odors, even Binga's stench hardly fazes him at all. He has a big heart and is very loving toward his family, particularly his adoptive cousin, for whom he has much affection for.
Appearance[]
He has dark brown fur, with a creamy brown underbelly, muzzle and paws. His large hair tuft is a dark greyish-brown, with darker and lighter stripes running through it. The same goes for his tail tuft. Dotted around his legs are dark brown spots and there are three smaller spots under his eyes. His ear rims are black around the top and brown along the sides, and his inner ear is light pink which is darker near the ear canal.
Baliyo has pale yellow sclerae, with dark blue irises. His nose is large, pointed, and dark pink. Unlike the other male lions on the show, Baliyo doesn’t have any whiskers.