Bongo is a lion cared for by Aisha in the exotic animal habitat on her wildlife preserve.[1]
Biography
Prior to entering the Yeerk Pool for the first time, the Animorphs entered the exotic animal habitat on Cassie's wildlife preserve. While Jake acquired a white Bengal tiger, Rachel acquired Bongo the lion.[1] She continued to used Bongo as her primary battle morph.[3][4][5][6][7]
Appearances
- Meet the Stars of Animorphs
- Underground (acquired and morphed by Rachel)
- The Escape (morphed by Rachel)
- The Capture (Part 1) (morphed by Rachel)
- The Capture (Part 2) (morphed by Rachel)
- The Stranger (morphed by Rachel)
- The Forgotten (morphed by Rachel)
- Not My Problem (morphed by alternate universe Tobias)
Trivia
- At the time of production, Bongo had starred in movies including The Ghost in the Darkness and George of the Jungle.[8]
- Bongo the lion served as Rachel's primary battle morph in the Animorphs, the TV series. This differs from the book series where Rachel uses a grizzly bear and African elephant as her battle morphs.
- Rachel from the TV series did eventually use a grizzly bear morph for one episode.[9]
Gallery
Rachel's bio from an U.K. VHS release
Morphing into a lion









