"the following: Bill Mendelez Production: Nelvana Productions: Babar the Elephant Babar the Elephant (, ; ) is a fictional character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book ""Histoire de Babar"" by Jean de Brunhoff. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant Babar whose mother is killed by a hunter. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Just as he returns to his community of"
"of the first two seasons focuses on the story of Babar as it is told by him to his children. The past Babar is a young elephant who, traumatized by a hunter slaughtering his mother, flees from his home forest to the city, where a kind Old Lady adopts him and teaches him the ways of human life. He returns to his home forest full of ideas for progress and, following the previous elephant king's death from eating poisonous mushrooms, hatches a plan to drive out the unnamed hunter and his men. For his heroism, Babar is crowned king of"
"of the series are the monkey Zephir, the old elephant counsellor Cornelius (also later Pompadour who was created for the ""Babar"" TV series), Babar's cousin Arthur, and Babar's children, Pom, Flora, and Alexander. Later, a second daughter, Isabelle, was introduced. The Old Lady comes to live in the Kingdom as an honoured guest. Despite the presence of these counsellors, Babar's rule seems to be totally independent of any elected body, and completely autocratic; however, his leadership style seems to be one that works for the overall benefit of his elephant subjects—a form of benevolent dictator. Besides his Westernizing policies, Babar"
"by King Babar and named after his wife, Queen Celeste. Celesteville is described differently in several places in the series. In the original incarnation, Babar built Celesteville after he returned from France, and began westernizing his kingdom. He named his new city Celesteville, after the female elephant he had fallen in love with. The city lies in the middle of a jungle plain, surrounded by mountains, and is connected to a nearby sea or ocean, and is a port city. Early on, like the rest of Babar's Kingdom, Celesteville is primarily populated by elephants. Minorities include monkeys, lions, crocodiles, hippos"
"animal countries thereafter. The militaries of the countries are considered simple and rely mostly on simple hand weaponry, such as spears and staffs. Guns are strictly forbidden by all the animals, due to their disgust with the poachers who would use the weapons. Not even Rataxes dares to think of arming his country with such things, after seeing their effects first-hand. The countries do seem to have at least some trade and commerce with each other, as well as with other kingdoms and countries, both animal and human controlled. Celesteville is the capital of Babar's Kingdom. The city is ruled"
"bad mushroom. Because of his travels and civilization, Babar is appointed king of the elephant kingdom. He marries his cousin, and they subsequently have children and teach them valuable lessons. After Babar's mother is shot by a hunter, he flees the jungle and finds his way to an unspecified big city with no particular characteristics. He is befriended by The Old Lady, who buys him clothes and hires him a tutor. Babar's cousins Celeste and Arthur find him in the big city and help him return to the Elephant realm. Following the death of the King of the Elephants, who"
"Babar's Kingdom Created by Jean de Brunhoff between 1931 and 1937, Babar's Kingdom, also known in French as Le pays des Éléphants (Elephant Land), is a fictional country supposedly in Southern Africa consisting of elephants and other animals, which are usually bipedal and civilized. As its name implies, it is ruled by its first civilized citizen, Babar himself. The political regime is an elective monarchy, as described in the book The Story of Babar, which explains his election as king after the previous king dies from eating a bad mushroom. The court consists of King Babar, Queen Celeste, Royal Princes"
"longer, Babar tells his cousin Arthur, Celeste's brother, to take care of his job as King while he ventures off on his own to help their mother, amid dangerous jungle. He finds Celeste's village aflame; the rhinos are taking the adult elephants as slaves so that they can work on building a rhino city. Babar tries to intervene, but is knocked senseless for his trouble. When he comes to, Babar rescues Celeste out of the town well, and they set off to rescue her mother, and the other pachyderms, from Rataxes' wrath. Along the way, they meet a monkey named"
"Tantor Tantor is a generic name for elephants in ""Mangani"", the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In Burroughs's works a number of elephants appear under the name of ""Tantor"", most notably one particular bull elephant the ape man befriends in his youth in the first Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"". The Tantor who becomes Tarzan's companion is referred to only in passing in ""Tarzan and the Apes"" and its sequel, ""The Return of Tarzan"" (though there is one extended scene in chapter 15 of the latter in which the ape"
"identity and so on via neural implants, and which travel to the planets Crucible and Orison aboard holoships, supported by members of the Akinya spacefaring family. Tantor Tantor is a generic name for elephants in ""Mangani"", the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In Burroughs's works a number of elephants appear under the name of ""Tantor"", most notably one particular bull elephant the ape man befriends in his youth in the first Tarzan novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"". The Tantor who becomes Tarzan's companion is referred to only in passing in ""Tarzan"
"the voice of Babar, Gordon Pinsent gives the elephant king a reassuring presence and keeps the mildly didactic stories from bogging down in moralizing. Child actors provide the voices for the young Babar and his friends, which makes the show sound a lot like a ""Peanuts"" special at times. Created by the Canadian Nelvana studio—the producers of the entertaining ""My Pet Monster""--""Babar"" manages to be endearing without sliding into the saccharine cutesiness of ""Hello Kitty"". Parents with children in the 4-to-10-year-old range should plan on setting their VCRs: The kids will probably want to watch ""Babar"" more than once."" Common"
"Bharal The bharal (""Pseudois nayaur""), also called the Himalayan blue Dog or naur, is a caprid found in the high Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar and Pakistan and some parts of rural Indore. Its native names include ""bharal"", ""barhal"", ""bharar"" and ""bharut"" in Hindi, ""na"" or ""sna"" in Ladakh, ""nabo"" in Spitian, ""naur"" in Nepali and ""na"" or ""gnao"" in Bhutan. The bharal was also the focus of George Schaller's and Peter Matthiessen's expedition to Nepal in 1973. Their personal experiences are well documented by Matthiessen in his book, ""The Snow Leopard"". The bharal is a major food"
"to the abandoned Rataxes for offending the rhinoceroses, thus restoring peace to the jungle. For his brilliant idea and bravery, Babar is asked to be the new King of the Elephants; he agrees on the condition that Celeste be his Queen, which she accepts. As King, Babar is keen to introduce Western civilization to the elephants by building a City of the Elephants. He brings in Madame - along with loads of supplies on the backs of camels - to the Great Forest, and together with the rest of the elephants they build huts with thatched roofs for residences, as"
"Babr Babr is a genus of amphipod crustaceans in the family Pallaseidae, endemic to Lake Baikal. There are 2 species in the genus. Previously the species of this genus were a part of another Baikalian genus ""Pallasea"", which was recently split into several independent genera, including genus ""Babr"". ""Babr"" is endemic to Lake Baikal, inhabiting sandy and sandy-muddy shallows of the lake. Body length ranges from about . Typical dark spots and stripes on the body reminded the authors of the genus of a tiger, and the name of the genus is based on an old Siberian name of tiger,"
"their elephant counterparts for assistance. Rataxes portrayal has differed slightly between the animated TV series, where he was seen as more cold and rude and power-hungry to the idea of a king himself than Babar; as himself and Babar aren't good friends, because a long time ago Babar dislikes him due to his meanness and his rude behavior; and in """" where he was seen as slightly more ruthless and corrupt and had the attributes of a warlord. Lord Rataxes Rataxes, or Lord Rataxes, is a fictional rhinoceros who is a character in the Babar universe. Although he is the"
"Bagheera Bagheera (; ""Baghīrā""/""Bagīdah"") is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in the ""Jungle Book"" (coll. 1894) and the ""Second Jungle Book"" (coll. 1895). He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the ""man-cub"" Mowgli. The word ""bagheera"" is Hindi/Urdu for black panther-- although the root word bagh means tiger. Born in captivity in the menagerie of the Raja of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Bagheera begins to plan for his freedom after his mother dies. Once he is mature and strong enough, he breaks the lock on his cage and escapes"
"worried about what his child will find around the next corner, the big cat who knows he has to let go just a little but can't find it in himself to do so"". Bagheera Bagheera (; ""Baghīrā""/""Bagīdah"") is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in the ""Jungle Book"" (coll. 1894) and the ""Second Jungle Book"" (coll. 1895). He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the ""man-cub"" Mowgli. The word ""bagheera"" is Hindi/Urdu for black panther-- although the root word bagh means tiger. Born in captivity in the menagerie of"
"engages in warfare with the warlike rhinoceroses of a hostile bordering nation, who are led by Lord Rataxes. Much later, in ""Babar and the Adventures of Badou"", Pom grew up and became the father of Prince Babar II (known as Badou) Babar's grandson. In 1931, Jean de Brunhoff introduced Babar in ""Histoire de Babar"", and Babar enjoyed immediate success. In 1933, A.A. Milne introduced an English-language version, ""The Story of Babar"", in Britain and the United States. Before his death in 1937, Jean de Brunhoff published six more stories. His son Laurent de Brunhoff, also a writer and illustrator, carried"
"shot and killed by a hunter, and Babar is forced to flee as the hunter approaches; after days of wandering, he eventually finds his way to an unnamed city in Paris. Babar spends an eventful day exploring the city and engaging in human activities such as eating ice cream for the first time and attempting to order at a restaurant, all the while disturbing traffic and frightening the other citizens. He meets an older woman, Madame, who provides him with money to purchase proper clothing at a nearby store. Following an extensive fitting session, Babar emerges from the store wearing"
"Babar: The Movie Babar: The Movie is a 1989 Canadian-French traditionally animated adventure film based on the characters of Jean de Brunhoff's eponymous children's books, and was a follow-up to the first season of the TV series. The film is produced by Canada's Nelvana Limited and France's Ellipse Programmé, and distributed by Astral Films in Canada and New Line Cinema in the United States. On the night of Elephantland's Victory Parade, Babar tells his 4 children the story of his first days as King of the elephants. On his first day as king, he is asked to choose a name"
"by Raphael Mostel in 1994. In 2010, a sequel and spin-off ""Babar and the Adventures of Badou"", was released and introduces new characters, including Badou, Babar's grandson and Pom's son and takes place several years after the original series. Babar, who likes to wear a bright green suit, introduces a very French form of Western civilization to the elephants, and they soon dress in Western attire. The attention to stylish clothing perhaps reflects the fact that the original publisher of the books was ""Editions du Jardin des Modes"", owned by Condé-Nast. The Babar books were the first Condé-Nast publications not"
"Babi (mythology) Babi, also Baba, in ancient Egypt, was the deification of the hamadryas baboon, one of the animals present in ancient Egypt. His name is usually translated as ""bull of the baboons"", roughly meaning ""chief of the baboons"". Since baboons exhibit many human characteristics, it was believed in early times, at least since Prehistoric Egypt, that they were deceased ancestors. In particular, alpha males were identified as deceased rulers, referred to as the ""great white one"", since hamadryas baboon alpha males have a notable light grey streak. For example, Narmer is depicted in some images as having transformed into"
"which began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third and final season aired from 2014 to 2015. The series follows the adventures of Babar's eight-year-old grandson Badou, who along with his friends and family, solves numerous mysteries, puzzles and situations in Celesteville. The city now features other animals besides elephants. Although the series features a majority of new characters to the Babar universe, some of the original characters remain though, such as Babar, Celeste and Lord Rataxes, with other original characters also involved. ""Babar and the Adventures of Badou"" premiered on November 22, 2010 on YTV in"
"a children's play. Bakor Patel is a goat depicted as middle aged businessman living in Bombay with his goat wife Shakri Patlani. He has no siblings and children. There is no information regarding his parents. He has business firm in Bombay trading with firms in Japan. He lives upper middle class life in 1940-50s and owns bungalow and car. His friends include other anthropomorphic animals like a tiger as lawyer, Vaghjibhai Vakil; an elephant, Hathibhai Dhamdhamiya; a camel as doctor, Untadiya Doctor; a pundit, Timu Pandit; Jiraf Joshi; Bankubhai and several others. Sometimes spouses of the characters and some female"
"bear native to South America and is the largest land carnivoran on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat. South America's largest obligate carnivorous mammal is the jaguar (""Panthera onca""). Among South America's extant, native land animals, only the Baird's tapir (""Tapirus bairdii""), South American tapir (""T. terrestris"") and mountain tapir (""T. pinchaque"") are heavier than this species. The spectacled bear is a mid-sized species of bear. Overall, its fur is blackish in color, though bears may vary from jet black to dark brown and to even a reddish hue."
"Cécile Sabouraud, a talented pianist, and they had two sons Laurent and Mathieu in 1925 and 1926; a third son, Thierry, was born nine years later. The Babar books began as a bedtime story that Cécile de Brunhoff invented for their children, Mathieu and Laurent, when they were four and five years old, respectively. She was trying to comfort Mathieu, who was sick. The boys liked the story of the little elephant who left the jungle for a city resembling Paris so much that they took it to their father, a painter, and asked him to illustrate it. He turned"
"intercourse in the afterlife. Babi (mythology) Babi, also Baba, in ancient Egypt, was the deification of the hamadryas baboon, one of the animals present in ancient Egypt. His name is usually translated as ""bull of the baboons"", roughly meaning ""chief of the baboons"". Since baboons exhibit many human characteristics, it was believed in early times, at least since Prehistoric Egypt, that they were deceased ancestors. In particular, alpha males were identified as deceased rulers, referred to as the ""great white one"", since hamadryas baboon alpha males have a notable light grey streak. For example, Narmer is depicted in some images"
"occasionally gone to war with each other, though peace is restored before much damage or casualties are suffered. The rhino army is under the command of Rataxes (and the elephant army under the command of King Babar). The two countries have also been known to work together against common threats, such as when the area is infiltrated by poachers, and the two will help each other during times of need or crisis. In the television series, after working together to defend the region against a group of poachers (including the one who shot Babar's mother), the two countries, along with"
"evidence indicating that tapirs ever existed in Africa, so it is likely they were added simply for their ""prehistoric"" appearance. In the of the film, the hominids instead coexist with warthogs, which they learn to hunt for food. Mark the Tapir is a character in the animated series ""Sonic Boom"". He is a parody of a stereotypical obsessed fan. Drowzee and Hypno from the ""Pokémon"" franchise are based on tapirs, with their ability to eat dreams being derived from the baku. Tapir A tapir ( , or , ) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig,"
"of dinosaur or ancient creature in the same style as Red's experiences; these include a baby ""Gastonia"" who instinctively attacks what it does not understand with its clubbed tail, and a whip-tailed diplodocid who enjoys beating up predators. Bakker prominently features the adventures of a ""fur-ball"" (mammal), ""Aegialodon""; according to the author, the emphasis was added because the ""Aegialodon"" is on the direct ancestral line to humans. ""Aegialodon"", however, did not live in the same time and place as ""Utahraptor"", hailing from England about 136 million years ago. Some of the other animals featured in the novel were closer in"
"will be part of the pack. None of the wolves are willing to, but Baloo, who has been sleeping in a dumpster, wakes up and speaks for him, as does Bagheera (who is portrayed as a transvestite) by offering the pack a buffalo he/she killed. Shere Khan is thwarted and Raksha adopts the baby, naming him Mowgli. Wolves: The wolves are portrayed as home-less/punks. Their social structure is the same as in the book. They have retractable ""claws"". Tigers: Shere Khan is portrayed as a punk-rocker with a mohawk. Rather than claws he has large knives symbolizing his might. Bears"
"Tapir A tapir ( , or , ) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. The five extant species of tapirs, all of the family Tapiridae and the genus Tapirus, are the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, the Baird's tapir, the kabomani tapir and the mountain tapir. The four species that have been evaluated (all except the kabomani) are all classified on the IUCN Red List as Endangered or Vulnerable. The tapirs have a number of"
"Beorn Beorn is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in ""The Hobbit"" as a ""skin-changer"", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear. The Man named Beorn lived in a wooden house on his pasture-lands between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, to the east of the Anduin. His household included an animal retinue (horses, dogs, sheep, and cows, among others); according to Gandalf, Beorn ""does not eat them; neither does he hunt or eat wild animals"".. He grew large areas of clover for his bees,"