The elephant pond is smelly, so Jane plants a sweet-smelling vine, but it grows out of control, causing an ecological disaster that leads to a war between the elephants and the gorillas.
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00:00Fresh banana bread, mangoes, wild boar sandwiches.
00:11Smells good.
00:13The first picnic of the dry season. I thought those months of rain would never end.
00:18But this, this is lovely. Romantic, intimate, just you and me.
00:25And a three-ton elephant.
00:30Two and a half tons? I've slimmed.
00:40Thanks for inviting me, Tarzan. You're the best friend an elephant can have.
00:44I hope you don't mind.
00:46As long as the sun is shining, I'm happy.
00:49Isn't it wonderful? The sights, the sounds, and...
00:54Oh, the stench of the jungle. What is that?
00:59What's what?
01:01Oh, because the elephant lagoon, it's a bit ripe.
01:07Oh, the sun's heating up all the wet vegetation. It's the mortal bouquet of rampant bacteria.
01:14It's perfectly natural decay.
01:16It's dreadful.
01:17That's nothing. It's going to get even stinkier over the next few weeks.
01:21Not if I have anything to say about it.
01:28Yes, something aromatic.
01:31Perhaps this sweet English wine for my sweet English rose.
01:40I know this. I used to grow it in my garden at home. It's perfect. How much?
01:45Ah, for you. Today, I have a very special prize.
01:50I'm sure.
01:51Will this even grow here? After all, it's not native to the jungle.
01:55Neither is Jane. And yet, she grows more beautiful here every day.
02:00No fertilizer, please. Just the plant. Thank you.
02:03And Jane is from where?
02:05Ah, hmm. Right...
02:08Here.
02:11What are all the squiggly lines?
02:14Those are borders, Tantor.
02:16Borders?
02:17They're how we humans mark our territory.
02:19Oh, just like we animals do. Except we don't use lines. We use...
02:24Yes, Tantor. Just like that.
02:26What keeps people from going across the lines?
02:29Well, there are treaties, agreements. It could start a fight.
02:33I think my boundary marker would be more of a deterrent.
02:37There's some things about humans even I don't understand.
02:40Come on, Tantor. Let's spruce up your garden a bit.
02:45There.
02:47Just you watch. A few weeks and the whole area will have a lovely new scent.
02:53It does smell nice, but...
02:55But what's wrong with the current scent?
02:58Yeah, we like the way things smell in the jungle.
03:01Am I right?
03:02Absolutely.
03:05Hmm. Well, I don't see any harm, Turk. It's just another vine.
03:10Careful, Jane. I'm sure you mean well, but trying to change the jungle can be dangerous.
03:16Oh, what harm could this pretty little flower possibly do?
03:23My goodness! All this growth in one week?
03:27See? Turns out sweet-smelling things from England don't belong in the jungle.
03:32I was afraid of something like this.
03:34Extraordinary example of alien floral infestation.
03:38Tarzan, as a representative of the residents hereabouts, I'm afraid I must express my outrage.
03:46Because of this invasion, which your mate brought into the neighborhood, my family is going hungry.
03:51We live on bark and fresh tree growth, but we can't get at it because of these pesky vines.
03:56Mom, my tummy's growling, Mommy.
04:00Oh, dear. Well, maybe you could eat the vines?
04:05They're poisonous.
04:06It's true. Oh, I ate them, and I've got acute gastrointestinal distress.
04:12Whoa, whoa, there's nothing cute about your intestines, Tantor.
04:16We'll just have to cut it back.
04:24That won't do. Vines will grow faster than you could cut them.
04:28Maybe we can pull them out. Tantor!
04:39There's got to be an uncontaminated food source here somewhere.
04:51Look out!
04:53Huh?
04:55Jabari!
05:08Jabari! Oh, my baby! Are you all right?
05:12Can I do that again?
05:16You see, Tarzan? Not only has our neighborhood gone to seed, it's positively dangerous.
05:21And it's all because of her.
05:23That's right. It's all her fault. She's the cause of all this.
05:27You're right. It is my fault. But I'm sure Daddy and I can come up with a solution.
05:32And what are we elephants supposed to do in the meantime? Starve?
05:36Well, you could move into gorilla territory with us.
05:40Really? Tarzan, what a pal!
05:44Is that what's best for the colony, Tarzan?
05:46Tantor is our friend. We've got to help.
05:49Haven't we already helped enough here?
05:51We have plenty of food. We'll share until Jane fixes the vine problem.
05:58Well, all righty then. That's a nice gesture.
06:01As long as you take full responsibility for getting our lagoon back in the pig.
06:06You can fix the problem, right?
06:10Of course. I hope.
06:20It's very kind of you to help the elephants. I hope it works.
06:24Why wouldn't it work?
06:25Well, gorillas and elephants don't usually share well.
06:28Turk and Tantor get along okay.
06:30Isn't it wonderful that elephants and gorillas can support each other in a time of need?
06:37Yeah, wonderful.
06:42It's only temporary. Until Jane and the professor come up with a solution to the vine problem.
06:48We just need to take a scientific approach.
06:52Yes, yes. So, what would be the natural enemy of a flowering vine?
06:57When I grew them in England, I always had trouble with aphids.
07:00Aphids! Yes, of course.
07:02Very good, Jane. Let's get collecting.
07:05We'll have this jungle sorted out in no time. Come along, come along.
07:09The elephants can eat all our food, but we've still got our watering hole.
07:13Hey!
07:16Stupid elephants!
07:24Look at those big ugly trucks. They're sucking it dry.
07:28Well now, here's a tasty treat.
07:31It's all laid out for us almost as if it were a gift.
07:34Oh, it must be a little welcome wagon offering from the monkeys.
07:38Let's eat!
07:44Hey! That's my nest.
07:47Really? I thought you lived in trees.
07:50Monkeys live in trees.
07:52We're gorillas.
07:54They're eating us out of house and home.
07:57You don't belong here.
07:59Daddy!
08:01You're scaring my son.
08:03No primate scares my little Jabari and lives to roar about it.
08:07Daddy!
08:14Daddy!
08:23Stop!
08:26He started it. He ate my nest.
08:32I know it's hard, but please be patient.
08:35The elephant territory will be back to normal soon.
08:40I hope.
08:42Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
08:45Jane, how's it going with the...
08:48Oh, what is that smell?
08:50Um, perfectly natural decay?
08:53That's not natural. It reeks.
08:56Yes, well, you see, we brought in a bunch of aphids to kill the vines.
08:59But they didn't kill the vines, just the flowers.
09:01Which is what you're smelling, rotten flowers.
09:03And the aphids are also infesting the elephant's food supply.
09:06And the rotten flowers have attracted a swarm of biting flies.
09:09Other than that, it's going fine.
09:11Don't worry. We've collected these spiders to eat the flies.
09:14This has to end soon. The gorillas and elephants aren't getting along.
09:18Tarzan, we need to talk.
09:20We know you're friends with Tantor.
09:22But we expect you to put the gorilla colony first.
09:25I do, Moyo, always.
09:28Then you'll respect the decision we've made.
09:31The elephants have got to go.
09:33Turk, Tantor is your best friend, too.
09:38Tantor will find food somewhere.
09:40Us gorillas got to stick together.
09:42They're right, Tarzan.
09:44I know you mean well, but you can't force everyone to get along.
09:48But I can't force the elephants to leave, either.
09:51What should I do?
09:53Maybe you needn't force them.
09:55Remember the borders on that map, Tarzan?
09:57Humans use negotiation rather than aggression to settle disputes about territory.
10:01Exactly. It's called diplomacy, dear boy.
10:04See if you can work something out with Tantor.
10:06We'll take care of the lagoon.
10:10Are we going to let those dirty apes treat us like second-class citizens?
10:14No!
10:15Wasn't it the mate of their leader who planted the vine
10:18that drove us from our homes in the first place?
10:21Yes!
10:22Well, then, doggone it, I say take their territory for our own!
10:29No, no, wait, wait!
10:31Please, let me talk to Tarzan.
10:34Maybe we can work something out.
10:36Oh, ho, ho.
10:39After all, he was the one who invited us here.
10:49Look, Tantor, I...
10:50I'm sorry, Tarzan, I...
10:53The gorillas want the elephants to leave.
10:55The elephants want to take the gorillas' territory by force.
10:59By force? We invited you to share our food.
11:02I know, but that whole plant thing, I mean, it was Jane's fault.
11:07Jane's fault? She was trying to help you.
11:11Oh.
11:15Jane says humans settle their differences by diplomacy instead of aggression.
11:23What if we try this?
11:29This is our border.
11:32The gorillas stay on this side of the line.
11:34And the elephants stay on this side of the line.
11:41But we mark our territory with...
11:43I know, I know, I know, but this is how the humans do it, okay?
11:53This border thing is just plain un-elephant-like.
11:57And you gave away too much to your buddy Tarzan.
12:00But the territory's divided right down the middle,
12:03and all the good elephant food is on our side.
12:06That's all fine and dandy, but the only decent-sized bathing pool is on their side.
12:14You gave up too much, Tarzan.
12:16But your nests and all the banana trees are on our side.
12:19Yeah, but all the termite mounds are on their side.
12:22Please, be patient. It will all be over soon.
12:27I'm going to check on Jane. You watch the border.
12:30Me? Well, what do I know about borders?
12:37Where did all these frogs come from?
12:39Well, the flies ate the aphids.
12:41But then we had the fly infestation.
12:43So we collected some spiders.
12:44Spiders to eat the flies, geckos to eat the spiders,
12:47mice to eat the geckos, frogs to eat the mice.
12:50What's in the cage?
12:51Snakes.
12:52To eat the frogs!
12:54But what about the vines?
12:55The what? Oh, the vines. Yes.
13:00We'll get to that in a moment.
13:08Kala was right. We never should have interfered.
13:16Pre-dawn border patrol.
13:24I ain't cut out for this kind of duty.
13:26I got to buck for a transfer.
13:38I couldn't sleep, man.
13:40Tell me about it. My tummy was screaming,
13:42termites, termites!
13:48Ah, nothing like a moonlight swim.
13:54Intruders. Intruders!
13:57Where? Where?
14:01Hey, you're trespassing on duly designated elephant territory.
14:06For the mantle, maybe!
14:10You promised to keep the elephants in line.
14:12Me? What about your gorillas?
14:18I'm the second aggressor.
14:25Doggone it! This means war!
14:35Tarzan, you aren't really going to fight the elephants?
14:38I've tried the humans. Diplomacy.
14:40This is the way of the jungle.
14:43There's got to be another way.
14:54Charge!
15:00Looks like 50 tons of elephant coming at us.
15:0349 and a half. Back to the trees.
15:15Our creative display of aggression didn't even faze them.
15:18I know. And we peered our teeth in everything.
15:24We've got to get the lagoon back to normal, fast.
15:27Yes, we're just plotting our next move.
15:34What are snakes doing?
15:37I really think it's time you let things take their course.
15:43Oh, I say, look!
15:45Mongoose, of course!
15:48They must have been attracted by all the snakes.
15:51Yes, the jungle will take care of itself now.
16:01Everybody pick mangoes.
16:03Okay, but isn't it early for lunch?
16:08Well, I think we showed them a little old-fashioned elephant gusto.
16:12That was the shortest battle ever.
16:14Yeah, but it's not over.
16:17Stay away, you two!
16:20Incoming, mangoes!
16:22I hate mangoes!
16:26Retreat!
16:35Their opposable thumbs.
16:37They've driven us back to our own territory.
16:39We have got to stand our ground.
16:46Oh, no!
17:17Whoa!
17:23Okay, who's next?
17:26Tarzan?
17:29Okay, jungle boy, you want a piece of this?
17:36Tantor? Tarzan?
17:39What are you doing?
17:42Fire! Fire! Fire!
17:52Help! Tarzan! It's all over!
17:56You want to put this off for now?
17:58Yeah.
18:12Oh, thanks, guys.
18:22If we don't put this out, there's going to be no territory to fight over.
18:29Come on, everyone!
18:32Dip.
18:34Tuck.
18:36Fire!
18:45Wow, I guess those trunks are useful after all.
18:48Yeah. Elephants aren't so bad.
18:52I... I apologize.
18:55I shouldn't have forced you all to try to live together.
18:58And I shouldn't have tried to turn the lagoon into an English garden.
19:02No hard feelings.
19:04Now that we're back in home sweet home,
19:06I guess you were just trying to help.
19:09Wanting to help is fine,
19:11but I don't want to be a burden to you.
19:14I don't want to be a burden to you.
19:17I don't want to be a burden to you.
19:20Fine. But it's also important to know when to let things be.
19:24Everything turned out all right in the end, though, eh?
19:27Jane's English vine didn't survive the heat of the fire,
19:30but all the local vegetation will be just fine.
19:33We can eat again!
19:36Mmm, this is delicious.
19:39And all the aphids are gone, and the snakes, and the mongoose.
19:43Well, mostly.
19:46Yes, everyone's happy.
19:48Although the place still smells to high heaven.
19:54What is that?
19:56It's lovely.
19:58A fire plant.
20:00It only blooms after the heat of a blaze, don't you know?
20:02Why, there are hundreds of them.
20:05Hmm, could throw things out of balance.
20:08Perhaps if we introduce some honeybees.
20:11Mmm.
20:18Mmm.