Mike searches in the jungle for a tribal chief's son, who has fled into the bush in an attempt to prove to everyone that he's not a coward.

A pregnant black leopard, raised in a circus, is brought to Wameru, even though she has attacked her last trainer and killed her previous litters of cubs. Tracy hopes to change her behavior in the new environment.

Dr. Tracy serves as defense counsel for his trained elephant, who is being put on trial by the locals for going on a rampage in a local village and injuring the chief.