- His best friend and traveling companion was Bruno the Bear.
- He shared a Motel room with his best friend Bruno the Bear while filming the movie The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972).
- Owned and trained by Ron Oxley.
- In 1983 he was the recipient of a Patsy award from the American Humane Society.
- While Bruno the Bear was working on the movie The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), director John Huston's wife Celeste Huston would keep Neal company and play with him.
- Was gallant gentleman who was Bo Derek's formidable self-appointed bodyguard while filming the movie Tarzan the Ape Man (1981).
- Weighed 500 pounds.
- Was an African male lion.
- In 1971 he lived with Tippi Hedren's family on Knobhill Drive in Los Angeles, California where he became bedmates with her Daughter Melanie Griffith.
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