In the early 1950s, world-renowned film maker John Wilson (Eastwood), travels to Africa for his next film bringing with him a young writer chum named Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey). While there, he becomes obsessed with hunting elephants while neglecting the preparations for the film. This leads to a conflict between the men on several levels, most notably over the idea of killing for sport such a grand animal. Even Wilson concedes that it is so wrong that it is not just a crime against nature, but a "sin." Yet he cannot overcome his desire to bring down a giant bull, a "tusker" with massive ivory tusks. Wilson's final realization that his is a petty, ignoble pursuit comes at a late point and with a tragic price, as the local expert guide Kivu (Boy Mathias Chuma) is killed protecting him from an elephant Wilson decides not to shoot.
A flock of storks deliver babies while circus animals are being transported by train from their winter quarters. Mrs. Jumbo, one of the elephants, receives her baby who is soon taunted by the other (female) elephants because of his large ears, and they nickname him "Dumbo".
Après l'enlèvement et le massacre d'éléphants par des braconniers, deux éléphanteaux, Zef et Boogie, n'ont d'autre choix que de retrouver une nouvelle famille.
In the directors' own words, Chang is a "melodrama with man, the jungle, and wild animals as its cast." Kru, the farmer depicted in the film, battles leopards, tigers, and even a herd of elephants, all of which pose a constant threat to his livelihood. As filmmakers, Cooper and Schoedsack attempted to capture real life with their cameras, though they often re-staged events that had not been captured adequately on film. The danger was real to all the people and animals involved. Tigers, leopards, and bears are slaughtered on camera, while the film's climax shows Kru's house being demolished by a stampeding elephant.
À la mort de sa mère, Martin, adolescent de douze ans, rejoint en Afrique un père qu'il ne connaît pas. Reçu plutôt fraîchement par ce père plus préoccupé par la réserve dont il a la charge que de ce nouveau fils, Martin va découvrir ce pays et ses contradictions grâce à l'amitié de Fofana et Victor. La disparition des éléphants va rapprocher le père et le fils.
In an Indian village, Buldeo, an elderly storyteller, is paid by a visiting British memsahib to tell a story of his youth. He speaks of the animals of the jungle, and of the ever-present threats to human life posed by the jungle itself. He then recalls his early life:
Mowgli's village is attacked by the vicious tiger Shere Khan (voiced by Sherman Howard) and he gets lost in the ruckus and runs into the jungle. There, Mowgli met Baloo the wise bear (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray), Bagheera the black panther (voiced by Eartha Kitt), and the rest of his animal friends and they have adventure after adventure. Towards the end, Mowgli sees humans, but decides to stay away from them and live with Baloo, Bagheera, and the rest of his friends in the jungle.
When Khan Kluay is born, his grandmother notes that his back is strong and has thick skin like his father and that his true strength lies within, and names him "Khan Kluay" (Banana Stem).
Toomai (Sabu), a young boy growing up in India, longs to become a hunter. In the meantime, he helps his mahout (elephant driver) father with Kala Nag, a large elephant that has been in their family for four generations.
In order to conquer mankind and rule the universe, King Horn sets out to find all seven of the Dragon Pearls. With two of the seven already in the evil king's possession, it is now up to the remaining five owners of the pearls — Son Goku (Son Gohan is the owner, Son Goku is his adopted grandson), Piggy, La Ping, Turtle Man and Seetoe — to destroy King Horn and his two powerful warriors, Zebrata and Maria, before it is too late.
La fille d'un colon britannique, Elise Morrison vit auprès de son père et de Tusk, un éléphant qu'elle sauve de l'esclavage auquel il était destiné comme tous ses congénères, car dans cette Inde colonisée, le travail est dur. Elle se sent très proche de l'âme et de la culture indiennes, et va même jusqu'à provoquer la noble assistance venue fêter son retour d'Angleterre (où elle était partie étudier), en revêtant vêtements et maquillage hindous.
Sunny est un adolescent, qui rêve de devenir cornac. Mais son vieux maître, Boon, refuse de lui laisser sa chance. De plus, la mécanisation de l'industrie forestière contraint les cornacs et leurs éléphants à quitter les forêts. Ils n'ont d'autres recours que de s'exiler dans la capitale de Bangkok...