
When her baby is slain by Sabor the leopard, Kala, mate of gorilla leader Kerchak, takes in a human baby boy (whose parents have met the same fate) and names him Tarzan. Kerchak refuses to accept Tarzan as a son, but allows him to remain in Kala's care, and the boy soon befriends Terk, a young, rough-and-tumble gorilla, and Tantor, a hypochondriac elephant of similar age. The trio remain close, even as Tarzan grows into a man, until three humans from England - a Professor, his daughter Jane, and their jungle protector, Clayton - arrive in Africa to study the gorillas. Kerchak doesn't trust the humans, so when they ask Tarzan to take them to the gorillas, he must say no, despite having fallen in love with Jane. However, as the jungle's British visitors prepare to leave, Tarzan agrees to accommodate their request before they do. Little does anyone suspect that Clayton's presence belies a sinister motive, and that he has something wicked planned for the gorillas.moreless