#the wild 2006:, was ryan the lion cub: samson the lion's son and is fully teased by everyone while failing to roar  making him feel out of place in both new york and africa (in which he is shipped to by mistake prompting samson and his 4 friends to set off on a mission to save ryan) except for one: bridget the snarky but intelligent and kindhearted giraffe who is one of samson's friends and loves him like her own cub, just the way he is and finds him charming and funny and became ryan's mother figure, aunt, caretaker, acts like a older sister and embraces and cuddles him when he's feeling doubted and unsure