All language subtitles for Daktari s02e21 Judy and the Baby Elephant

Daspari! Daspari!

Hi.

Oh, Judy, don't mind those other
animals. They're just jealous.

Hey, how about visiting Dad and that
baby African elephant down at the

okay?

Yes, he's right here.

Oh, hello, Judy, Taj.

You come over to watch your African
cousin at play?

Who's on the walkie -talkie? Hadley,
yeah.

Top of the morning to you, Hadley. What
can I do for you?

Moss, how's that little baby elephant I
brought into you last week?

Well, I'm looking at him right now.

His subcutaneous fascial ulcer is all
healed up.

His what?

His adherent ulcer, his leg wound, is
all healed up and he's frisky as a colt.

Good. Then I assume he's ready to return
to the bosom of his loving family.

Yes, Uncle Hadley, we'll see the junior
get safely back to the herd.

But not right now. I'll talk to you
later. What do you mean, not right now?

Paula...

I think we have a scientific chance of a
lifetime.

Oh, you mean returning the baby elephant
to its herd?

No, no, not the African elephant.

I was referring to Taj.

Taj?

Taj is an Indian elephant.

Wouldn't a herd of wild African
elephants attack a stranger?

Ah, that's the wonderful part about
elephants, Paula.

They're devoted to their young and
protective to one another.

But they're two entirely different
species, Dad.

African elephant?

It's fierce and can't be tamed, and an
Indian elephant is gentle.

Well, I think you'd better bone up on
your zoology, young lady.

Now, an African elephant has been tamed
experimentally, and an Indian elephant

is just as fierce in his wild state.

Then you honestly believe that the
African elephants will accept Taj?

Yes, I honestly believe the African herd
will accept Taj. Otherwise, I wouldn't

try it.

I'm going to have Mike fill it, because
I don't think an experiment like this

has ever been done before.

However, there is one problem.

What's that?

A little Taj, except for her.

I'm going to go check with Mike.

Oh, I don't know, Judy. I have a feeling
that your instincts may be right.

Dad takes Taj to that wild African herd.
They may kill him.

Look at that.

Judy has prepared a farewell breakfast
for Targe. How about that, huh?

Yeah, I'm going to kind of miss that
little fellow myself.

Oh, your hardware.

And the film.

Good shooting, buddy. All right, thank
you. I only hope that those, uh...

Wild elephants will follow the script
Artari has written for them.

Oh, you're planning on teaching them to
read?

Oh, no, not at all. I'll leave the
educational psychology to you. That's

was afraid of.

If Judy can go, why can't I?

Because I can control Judy's
histrionics, but not yours. Don't you

academic freedom?

Oh, I most certainly do.

We're talking about science, and science
requires reasoning, not emotion.

But how am I going to learn to be a
scientist if I don't get any experience?

You want some experience? Yes!

Then you can stay right here and help
Jack with his experiments with Clarence.

Oh, great.

Testing Clarence's eyes. That's real
exciting. That's nothing but dull, hard

work. You know, that's a perfect
definition of scientific discipline.

You are learning.

All right. I'll give it the old college
try. If you promise me, you'll radio in

your progress. Oh, sure, sure.

Come on, Mike. Let's get going.

Taj, I hate to see you go, but you're
going to have to.

Don't be frightened of those big
elephants.

They're your relatives and they love you
just as much as we do.

Now, Judy, you take good care of Taj and
don't let her get into any trouble,

okay?

Bye, Taj.

Well, lady, let's say we make like
scientists and join Clarence who awaits

the arena.

Why not?

Why not?

You see those elephants over there?

I know they've got big ears and you've
got little ears, but they happen

to be your cousins.

And you need the protection of a family.

Mm -hmm. Yeah.

That's enough out of you, Judy.

Sounds like trouble, doesn't she?

Oh, you got your camera ready? All set.

Okay, Taji.

Yeah, I know.

You're gonna miss us, and frankly, we're
gonna miss you, too.

If you're an elephant, they are
elephants, and we are people.

So you gotta go join your family.

Okay, Taji, nice family reunion. Come
on.

Go meet your family.

All right, go on.

Well, there he goes.

Good luck, Tazi.

A little rascal.

And a little elephant scared him.

Taji! Go back!

Why do you continue filming Taji,
Doctor? He's not joining them.

Yeah, keep on rolling.

Even though we're not getting the
results we want, at least it's honest

reporting.

Can you beat that? He's coming back.

You better stop it, Michael.

Well, it's apparent he thinks of us as
his family and not those elephants down

there.

You know, I think our affection training
may have backfired.

Backfired? I mean, we may have
brainwashed him so much that he no

of himself as an elephant and feels he
does not belong down there with those

tough -looking strangers.

Well, I can understand his reluctance. I
guess we're just going to have to have

a little more patience, huh?

Turn around.

You know, Dr. Tarji, I think he's asking
for a reprieve.

Yeah, that's a tough part of being a
scientist.

You know, I'm beginning to feel like a
father sending his young son out into

big old world.

Well, come on, Tarji, let's try it
again.

And, Judy, I don't want your opinion.

You know, maybe Paula's right.

Maybe Taj is too much of a compound pet
for this experiment.

Mike, this is a valid experiment. Now,
we've done this sort of thing many times

before with other animals.

I know. I was just thinking that perhaps
Taj might be too young for this

project.

If I thought there was any danger to
Taj, I wouldn't send him out there.

Look. Look out there. Look at that herd.

That's not a herd of rogue males.

It's a family unit.

Elephants are one of your most
intelligent animals.

The mother is killed, they'll readily
adopt the orphan.

And all I want to find out is, will they
accept an Indian orphan, or will they

just ignore him?

Now, if they ignore him, we'll take Taj
back on home, all right?

All right. All right, then, let's take
him home. All right, Miss Loney Hart.

Back up on this wreck, will you?

Come on, Taj. All right, go on.

Dr. Harry, he's not going to budge.

He's too frightened.

Perhaps we can conclude that there is no
affinity between the two species and we

should end the experiment.

Oh, no, no, Mike. Come on, we've just
got to let nature take its course.

Sorry, no, it's too late

Tati, they're not after Taj. Look.

I'm George.

I smelled or sensed the fire before we
did.

You still think the herd will accept,
Tosh?

Oh, yeah, sure.

As soon as the excitement's over, the
danger's past.

Hedley calling Daktari.

Hedley calling Daktari.

Do you read me, Marsh?

Yeah, Hedley, I read you. What's up?

I'm five miles south of Katanga Village
with a group of firefighters.

Have they got it under control?

I don't know yet, but I need your help
immediately.

I'm right in the middle of an important
experiment.

Marsh, the fire's breaking the entire
valley. I need your help at once.

Where are your scurries?

They're helping evacuate women and
children from the village. We have to

the fire before it spreads to the other
villages.

There isn't a minute to lose, Marsh. Now
I'm counting on you. Over and out.

Now you heard what the man said. We'd
better get moving.

What about Taj?

Oh, don't worry. Taj will be all right.

He'll be safe? I mean, without us here?

You know, it might even be better.

Give him a chance to adjust on his own.

Judy, Judy, come here.

Judy, come here.

Come here. Now listen.

Listen, I want you to keep your eye on
Taj.

See? Watch him carefully, okay?

We'll be back as soon as we can.

Now, the purpose behind this little
experiment is to see if you can

between one shape and another.

Okay?

First one is a circle.

Circle.

Well,

Jack, how can you be so calm when Dad's
out there feeding Taj to the wolves?

There are no wolves in Africa.

Oh, you know what I mean. He's saying
Tasha's doomed.

Hey, look, it's not an execution.

It's an experiment.

Like this one.

That is a square.

One, two, three, four.

Huh? Square.

What if I do teach Clarence geometry?

That, my love, I reserve for Judy.

The last, a triangle.

Got it?

Circle.

Square.

And the eternal triangle.

How about that?

Okay, I give up. Just what is it?

Oh, it's simple.

It's an animal automatic.

You're kidding.

Self -service restaurant for lions?

Tigers, kudos, elan, cows, anything.

Watch. Triangle.

Square.

Nothing.

But, aha.

Circle.

Lunch.

Okay, Clarence.

Come on, old buddy. It's lunchtime.

want your lunch?

Well, what do you say?

Hungry?

Good. There's nothing like a little bit
of an empty stomach to inspire some

experimental achievement.

Now, all you got to do, Clarence, find
the circle, press the lever, you get

lunch.

Hey, Clarence.

The circle.

You'll eat.

Hey.

Oh, Jack, stop teasing Clarence and give
him his lunch.

Look, I'm not teasing him. This is an
experiment.

Father was right. You're too soft
-hearted to ever be a scientist.

Clarence, come on. Wake up.

You want to eat? Press the lever. The
circle.

Come on.

Calling Romero's compound.

I'm in the Katanga Valley with Mike

and Hedley.

Katanga Valley?

You're supposed to be at the river
crossing with Taj.

I had to leave there for a while in
order to help Hedley.

There's a brush fire in the valley.
We've been evacuating villagers.

Dad, do you want Jack and me to help
you?

No, no, we're about finished.

Hey, how's the experiment with Clarence
coming along?

So far, he's flunking geometry.

He's what?

That's a private joke.

Are you sure Hedley doesn't need an
extra hand or two?

No, no, you stay put.

If the wind shifts and the fire heads
towards Romero, I want someone there to

take care of our animals.

Dad, is Taj with you?

No, we had to leave Taj and Judy back by
the water area.

Will he be safe there?

Oh, yes, yes. Fire's nowhere near there.

How's your experiment going with Taj?

Well, so far, so good.

You just stop worrying. Everything's
going to be okay.

Out.

How's it look, Emmy?

Well, I think we've got this area under
control.

That's it. Now watch those small brush
fires.

Emmy. Ah, yes.

Now you two men, set that fire up in the
tree.

I don't know, Hedley.

These brush fires have a way of flaring
up when you least expect them. Yes, I

know, but I expect you must be anxious
to get back to Judy and the little Taj.

Yeah.

Judy, what are you doing here?

Judy, has something happened to little
Taj?

I may be crazy, but I think she wants
you to pretend to be an elephant.

Me? Yeah, Taj.

What are you chaps doing?

He says I'm supposed to be Taj.

Judy, Judy, if he is Taj, what happened?
What happened to Taj? Tell us.

Play like an elephant.

Judy, come here. Come here.

Judy, listen to me.

Did an animal jump on top of Taj?

Hmm? Did an animal jump on top of Taj?

Was it a leopard?

I think we'd better get out of here.

Boss, if you need any help, just buzz
me. Yeah.

Must have been quite a battle.

It was leopard, all right. It was Taj's
footprints.

And blood.

Taj escaped.

How? Where?

What's up, Judy?

Elephant prints. Large ones.

I'll bet it's one of the herd.

Maybe an old cow came to protection of
Taj.

That's it. She heard Taj's cry for help
and rescued him.

At least it confirms my theory that the
herd took him in.

True, but how badly is little Taj hurt?

He appears to have lost some blood.

Yeah, I'm afraid he won't have too much
trouble following the trail.

What's the matter, Judy?

Huh?

I'll bet she's trying to tell us that
the elephant took Tars down to the river

to cleanse his wounds.

Well, that would be helpful.

But if the leopard damaged the vital
organ, Tars may be bleeding internally

dead by now.

Yeah, let's go.

I'm going to do it right.

The circle. Give it a try, huh?

The circle.

Okay, Clarence, now look.

You've gotten the triangle, right?

You've gotten the square.

There is one more choice.

The circle.

The round one.

There's only one lever left to push.

Find the circle, press the lever, and
you eat.

Stubborn beast, isn't he?

Not as stubborn as a certain alleged
scientist.

Well, Mayor of Compound calling Dr.

Tracy. This is Paul. Do you read me?

Yes, Paul, I read you. What's the
matter?

Dad, what's taking you so long? Hasn't
Taj gotten with the herd yet?

Yes, yes, he's with the herd.

Dad, something's wrong. I can tell it.

Well, well, we were away at the fire.
Something happened to Taj.

The elephant herd. Did they trample him?

No, no, no, no. It was not the elephant.
It was a leopard.

How badly hurt is he, Dan?

I don't know yet.

Apparently, one of the elephants from
the herd rescued Taj, took him down to

river to cleanse his wounds, and then
led him away.

Oh, poor Taj.

I knew this would happen.

It's because of some stupid experiment.

All right, young lady, that's enough.

Now, you just settle down while Mike and
I find Taj and take care of him. Do you

understand?

All right, Dad, but call me the minute
you find him, please.

Don't worry, honey. I will.

Out.

Yeah, they're protecting Taj, all right.

We've got something more to worry about.

His wound has opened up.

Oh, boy.

That cat must have clawed him deeply.

Yeah, we've got to get to him before
infection sets in.

But how?

It's an elephant herd protecting him.

It'd flatten us like a steamroller.

Yeah, but if we had about a dozen
beaters, we could separate the herd,

them up.

Good idea, but where will we find that
many men in this vicinity?

I just happen to know where.

Headley, this is Marsh.

Headley, this is Marsh.

Do you read me, over?

Get it right, but fast up, fast up!

Marsh, calling Headley. Headley, can you
read me? This is Marsh Tracy, over.

Yeah, I read you, Marsh. What is it?

Look, Headley, Taj has been badly hurt.

I need about a dozen men to help me
separate him from a herd of elephants

he dies.

I'm sorry, Marsh, but the fire broke out
again and we're fighting it tooth and

nail. Well, couldn't you spare seven or
eight?

I'm sorry, Marsh, but at the moment I
can't spare a single man.

Now the rest of the bush realizes that,
too.

Go on, get out of here!

Scott!

Wish it was as easy to get rid of those
elephants as it was to dispose of that

jackal.

Well, scavengers are cowards.

Mike got to get the tires. We got to
stop the bleeding give him some

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elephants down there standing around
like stone statues We can't tranquilize

at large. We certainly can't separate
them by ourselves Only headless men were

not busy fighting that fire

Mike, that's it.

What's it? The answer.

What answer? We fight fire with fire.

And look, if we start a small
directional fire through that low grass,

break up the herd.

And then in the confusion, we can get to
Ty.

It's an awfully long shot.

Yeah, but it's the only shot we have.

Okay, let's go.

Judy, you stay there.

At this point, I don't know whether it's
you growling or your stomach.

Oh, for Pete's sake, Jack, admit it.

Clarence cannot discriminate geometric
patterns.

Will you feed him?

Clarence, I don't mean to be hard -nosed
about this, but find the circle, press

the lever, and it's instant lunch.

Okay, I'll simplify the experiment.

This is a circle.

This is where the

food is.

Come on, Clarence, think!

You noble, lofty research scientist.
You're just too pig -headed.

Admit it. Your experiment's a failure.

Now, come on. Give Clarence his lunch.

A little hunger is not going to kill
Clarence.

Oh, sure. Just like a little trip to a
strange herd of wild elephants isn't

going to kill Taj.

Now look where Dad's experiment is.

The fire is moving between the hill and
the river, but it won't spread any

further.

Mike? Mm -hmm?

Did you radio Headley so he won't send
some of his men to put out our fire?

Yes, but what about the elephant herd?
Have they split up?

Mike, I'm afraid we've struck out.

Oh, they've accepted Taj all right.

So much so that they won't let him go
until he dies.

What do we do now? Sit around like
mourners and wait for death to come to

don't know.

For once in my life, I don't even have
any bad ideas.

Maybe if we tried Headley again?

He'd have sent some men if he could.

Well, if we radioed Jack, maybe he and
Paula could bring extra dart rifles.

Don't be ridiculous. There's not enough
time.

Well, what do we tell Paula?

That the operation was a success, but
that the patient died? I'll have to tell

her the truth. But I am no god. I'm a
mere mortal human being like everyone

else.

I make mistakes.

What do you know?

Mike, I think I'm beginning to get the
picture now.

That bull elephant is taking Taj's side
because he knows he's too weak to keep

up with a herd.

And with one swift blow, he'll gore him
to death so that he won't be left to

suffer at the hands of predators and
scavengers.

You mean execute him?

Yeah. Only I'd call it a coup de grace,
a mercy killing.

Now's our chance to get to Taj.

Get in there. Get in there.

We're moving!

Yeah, it's just reflex.

Come on, let's find Taj.

How are you doing, Taj?

Infection's all cleared up. He's going
to be as good as new. He's got a tough

hide. And an even tougher heart.

Well, now where is Judy off to?

Judy, don't overdo it. You don't want
Taj to get a stomachache, do you?

Oh, Marsh, you'll be glad to know
there's a herd of elephant grazing in

Malahati area.

Um, are you going to continue your
experiment?

No, Headley, uh, I think we can consider
that experiment completed.

And we can write it off as a failure,
too.

On the contrary, I consider it quite a
success.

Those elephants almost murdered Taj. How
can you consider that a success?

Well, if those elephants were only
trying to spare Taj further suffering,

cared about him.

Come to think of it, if that old bull
hadn't led Taj away, we never could have

rescued him.

Say, Jack, how was your experiment
coming?

Oh, that.

I'm afraid Clarence is a pretty slow
learner, but I'm still working on it.

That sounds like it came from the
experimental arena

Jack

tell

me something Have you learned anything
from this experiment?

I sure have.

From now on, I give him money and he
buys his own lunch.