( singing )
It's the circle of life. . . 

Audio description:
Hundreds of animals gather at the bottom of Pride Rock, a tall, flat ledge that towers over the rest of the savanna. Zazu, a small blue bird with a large beak flaps to the ledge. He bows to Mufasa, a powerful, dignified lion with a thick red mane. 

( singing )
. . . 'til we find our place. . . 

Audio description:
Rafiki, an elderly baboon with white hair slowly climbs up to the ledge and hugs Mufasa warmly. They walk back to a cave where Mufasa's wife, Sarabi cuddles a tiny lion cub in her paws. 

( singing )
. . . the circle of life. . . 

Audio description:
Smiling, Rafiki bends over Simba, the baby lion and shakes his walking stick which has two melons tied to it. Simba swats his paws at the melons playfully. Rafiki breaks one open. The wise old baboon dips his thumb in its juice and draws a line on Simba's forehead. Then he takes a handful of sand and sprinkles it over him. Simba's parents, Mufasa and Sarabi smile and lean their heads together. Rafiki, who is much smaller than the adult lions takes Simba up in his arms. Carrying him like a baby, he walks slowly to the end of the ledge then holds Simba high in the air for all the animals to see. 

( singing )
. . . the circle of life. . . 

Audio description:
The antelopes jump up and wave their front hooves. The elephants raise their trunks in the air in a salute. The monkeys hop up and down, clapping with joy. The zebras paw the ground, sending up clouds of dust. High above them, Simba dangles from Rafiki's arms looking small and scared. A ray of sparkling sunshine beams down on Simba like a spotlight. Far below, the animals bow down their heads nearly touching the ground. From far away we see every animal from the savanna paying respect to their king's new son. 

( singing )
It's the circle, the circle of life.