Boss?
At your service.
Oh, hello. Nice to meet you.
You talked!
Huh? Does he usually not talk so much?
This is the first time I've heard him speak!
How?! Wait, could you talk all along?!
What is your name? What would you like to see?
M-My name is Bag. I'd like to see the library.
Understood. I will search for a route to the library.
But first, I will tell you about Japari Park.
Japari Park is divided into several Areas based on different environments.
Each Area displays animals and plants native to its climate.
First, the park is broadly divided into five climate zones.
The creatures in the park are called "Friends,"
and they are animals or their vestiges...
Ahem. Testing, testing.
Huh?
Testing, testing.
Can you hear me now? This is the Savanna Area.
Fell asleep, huh?
You've had a long day, Bag-chan. It must have worn you out.
That really surprised me. I never knew you could talk, Boss.
You have a funny voice, huh?
I bet everybody would love to talk to you.
How come you've never talked before?
Come on, say something!
Where am I?
Please don't eat me!
Come on, I won't eat you!
Good morning!
S-Sorry, Serval-chan. Good morning.
You fell asleep on us yesterday.
Huh? Did I?
Yesterday...
Good morning, Bag. Shall we depart?
You talked again!
To confirm, your destination is the Japari Library, correct?
Yes. I'd like to look up what kind of animal I am.
And I'm the chaperone!
Understood. Searching for a route to the library.
Japari Library is in the Forest Area.
You will pass through three Areas on the way.
However, it is a very long distance. Walking is not recommended.
Let's take the Japari Bus.
The closest bus is next to the Unin Bridge.
A bus?
What's a bus?
A bus is a type of vehicle.
The Japari Bus makes touring this large park a cinch.
Wow...
I recommend a scenic walk through the jungle until we reach the bus.
Is that acceptable?
Yes!
I will now begin the tour.
The tour will last about two hours.
All right!
It's so different from the savanna.
The Jungle Area has a tropical rain forest climate.
There are also many animals.
You can hear all kinds of sounds. Maybe we'll meet more Friends today!
Found one!
Over there. Look, on the tree branch.
She looks like you, Serval-chan.
That is an ocelot.
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Leopardus
Like the serval, they belong to the cat family.
Because they are nocturnal, they rest in trees or in the brush during the daytime.
They are also excellent tree-climbers.
Lucky! I want to take a nap, too.
There's something over there, too.
A Malayan tapir. They have a unique black and white pattern.
Order: Perissodactyla Family: Tapiridae Genus: Tapirus
At nighttime, the white part stands out, making their outline vague.
This makes them difficult to spot.
What a strange pattern.
There are so many different kinds of Friends.
Order: Carnivora Family: Eupleridae Genus: Cryptoprocta
Huh? I don't recognize you.
Are you Serval, the serval?
You know me?
Of course. You're famous!
You know, the Savanna Area troublemaker!
I'm not a troublemaker!
I'm Fossa.
I live around here, but I go to the Savanna Area once in a while, too.
Long tail, isn't it?
Who's she?
She's Bag-chan. We going to the library to find out what kind of animal she is.
Wow, what a long trip. That sounds rough.
Take care, now.
Thanks!
Thank you very much.
She looked strong.
She was so big! And her tail...
I'm sorry. I danced right into you.
Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas
O-Oh, no! I'm the one who bumped into you.
The sunlight filtering through the foliage here is beautiful, isn't it?
Dancing puts me in such a good mood.
She's so big.
The Indian elephant is a subspecies of Asian elephant.
Along with the African elephant, it is the largest land animal.
Bye, now.
See you again!
Goodbye.
That was an even bigger Friend.
And kinda showy, too.
Oh, there's someone else.
What are you doing?
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Axis
Licking this dirt is good for you.
It's something about the... "salt"?
Why don't you two try it?
Huh? Really?
Um, maybe another day.
I'm King Cobra.
Order: Squamata Family: Elapidae Genus: Ophiophagus
What is it? Need a favor?
Order: Pilosa Family: Myrmecophagidae Genus: Tamandua
Wh-What do you want? Go away!
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Pavo
I'm Peafowl.
I'm Tasmanian Devil!
Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Sarcophilus
Whoa, you scared me!
Order: Squamata Family: Agamidae Genus: Chlamydosaurus
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Giraffidae Genus: Okapia
I'm Okapi!
Wow, there really are lots of Friends here.
Yeah, really.
But the heat here isn't quite like the heat in the savanna.
You're right.
The Jungle Area is constructed to be a tropical rainforest.
The treetops form a canopy layer.
There are also many kinds of flora that make use of other trees, like vines.
It's gotten thick.
Serval-chan!
Thanks. You're really dexterous, Bag-chan.
Boss!
Lucky-san!
Hey, Boss, are we going the right way?
The path's getting smaller and smaller.
Leave it to me. The whole map of the park is in my head.
Once we exit this brush, the rest of the walk will be a breeze.
All right! Let's go!
Huh?
This is...
L... L-L-L-Leave it to... L-L...
Lucky-san?
Boss?
What's going on?
Where's the path?
Now what?
Made it!
Whee!
So fun!
Hellooo!
Huh?
I'm Small-clawed Otter. Perfect day for sliding, isn't it?
Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Amblonyx
Are you here to play, too?
Nope. We were walking, but the path disappeared here.
Do you know where it is, Otter?
I've never seen anyone come this way before.
It's been my playground for a long time.
Okay, one more slide!
Wait, wait!
Excuse me! We're looking for the Unin Bridge.
Do you happen to know anything about it?
Well, Jaguar-chan passes through here. Why don't you ask her for a ride there?
A ride?
That's tons of fun, too!
I mean, I can swim by myself, but I end up riding anyway.
When does this Jaguar pass through here?
I dunno. About twice a day?
You could sunbathe while you wait.
Whatever you're doing, it looks like fun! I wanna try it, too!
Fun, right? See, it's fun, right?
I can do this, too.
Oh, wow. You're so dexterous.
And then like this. Like this.
Yeah! You've got it, you've got it!
Wait, wait!
Let us on!
The otters are very curious, so they're quick to approach people.
Toubu Zoo: Kudou-oneesan (Saitama Prefecture)
Visitors will stretch their hands out toward the otters,
and the otters want to touch them.
The otters' paws are soft, so it's not as if they'll attack with claws.
They can dive all the way to the bottom of a river and are powerful divers,
so in the summertime, they mostly swim in the pool.
Then, when they want a nap, they'll dry themselves, take an afternoon nap,
and then go back in the pool again.
I've never done this before!
It's incredible.
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera
You want to go to Unin Bridge, right?
Thanks! You're a big help!
When the path disappeared, we didn't know what to do.
The river changes shape in this area.
I'm sorry. Isn't this hard work?
I'm fine! Leave it to me.
The jaguar is unusual among cats in that it can swim.
That's right!
Wait, Boss, you can talk?
Is that why you do this job?
Yup, there were a lot of girls who needed to cross but couldn't.
Plus, the view from here is great.
Okay, we're going out into the main river!
It's big! It's so big!
Yeah, it's so wide!
That's the Unin Bridge!
There we go.
This way. This way.
It is just up ahead.
We did it!
This is a bus?
Cool! Cool!
It's so big.
Hey, Boss, can I touch it? I can touch it, right?
I want to ride on top of it!
Can I? Yay, bus, bus!
It feels so strange.
Yahoo! I'm on top of the bus!
Sniff, sniff.
The driver's seat is missing.
What? Driver's seat?
Searching for driver's seat. Searching for driver's seat.
There should also be a frame here.
Searching for driver's seat. Searching for driver's seat.
Wait, if it doesn't have that, is it not a bus?
I've seen something similar to this on the other bank. Maybe that's it?
Wonderful.
This is it. This is it.
Oh, glad I could help!
What a funny shape!
So this is what it is.
This attaches to the other part, huh?
But how do we move this across the river?
Stare...
Really?
This won't work. It's too heavy.
Serval, aren't you're good at jumping? Can't you carry it over?
How about we all try holding it up while we swim over?
Whee! It's sinking!
Huh? Bag-chan?
Where's Bag-chan?!
This is a little too much for us.
I've never carried anything this heavy before.
I'm so sorry. Because of me...
It's okay. Let's do our best.
I want to see the completed bus, too.
Hmm... But the river's just too big.
There's a lot of water right now.
Huh? Hey, where does that road go?
Um, to the Desert Area. On this side, it goes to the Savanna Area.
Wow. It looks like a lot of girls pass through here.
Yeah, there are so many girls who want to cross. It's hard work.
I wonder what everyone did before you came along, Jaguar.
Not sure... Maybe they had the girls who could swim carry them on their backs?
Um, I have an idea.
Huh? What is it?
It might be a lot of work, though...
I don't mind.
Sounds fun. I'm in!
First, Jaguar-san, can you take this to Otter-san?
Gotcha.
Jaguar! Hurry, hurry!
Got it, Bag!
Next, can you loop it behind the pole and hand it back to Jaguar-san?
Okay!
This is fun! It's weird! It's so weird!
Here, Jaguar.
Roger that.
Here.
Thank you.
What next?
We pull this.
It's moving! It's moving!
Otter-san, could you hook that loop over the post?
So heavy, but so interesting!
What is this? What is it, what is it?
Wow. How curious.
Could I ask you to do this three more times?
Yeah!
Okay, I'd like to test it.
Me, me! I wanna go!
Okay, here goes!
Me next! I wanna do it!
That's incredible. It's like magic.
Isn't it? Bag-chan is really amazing!
Okay, it's time for the real thing.
Let's go!
We did it!
Boss, this should do it, right?
Okay, here goes! One, two...
It's a bus!
Did we make a bus? Is it a bus now?
I... have no idea.
Do we get on? Do we get on?
What's Boss doing?
Lucky-san, what are you doing?
I have no idea what's going to happen.
Huh?
It went quiet.
Yeah.
Huh? Did it die?
Is the bus dead?!
Maybe it's just asleep?
I see. It seems that the battery is dead.
Huh? What's a battery?
This is a battery.
It seems to be empty now.
I don't really get it. Does that mean we can't play?
Is there any way we can charge it?
It can be charged on the roof of Japari Café, at the top of the mountain over there.
H-How are we going to get up there?
Huh?
Tennouji Zoo: Nakayama-oniisan (Osaka)
Jaguars have large faces, thick necks, short legs,
and sturdy bodies that are sort of stout and plump.
They need to climb trees and swim,
so they have bodies that let them hunt anywhere.
Leopards have round rosettes scattered on their fur,
but jaguars also have dots inside the rosettes.
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This week, we'll introduce the alpaca.
Alpaca?
Apparently, they spit.
Does that mean they're attacking?
Maybe it's an expression of affection?
Is it marketing? Not marketing...
Marketing?
Marking!
Next time, "Mountain."