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From “Our Caveman Ancestors” (1937)

I sometimes wonder if Zira was originally planned to be killed by the crocodiles from earlier in the film when she fell into the water before they decided on the “No, never…” scene, and then the changed film version where she just falls.

They were only in the final film for one scene too, so it would have been a cool way to bring them back, even if dark. It also would have been similar to Scar being killed by the hyenas.