What is this? A new weapon?
I don't recognize you.
You're suspicious. I don't trust you!
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Bos
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Oryx
West or East, which way did you come from?
If you're enemies, we'll take you down right here.
You. Where did you come from?
From the savanna!
The savanna? Which way is that?
Er, you hold your weapons with your east hand,
and the sun rises on the right, right?
What are we supposed to do in this case?
We'll bring them to the general.
General?
What a strange place.
No talking. Walk!
We brought suspicious trespassers.
Enter.
You heard her. Get in!
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera
Sit.
They came into our territory riding a strange contraption.
Which way did you come from?
From the lake.
What brings you to the plains?
We're on our way to the library. It's next to this area, right?
Where were you born?
The savanna.
And you?
I, um... I'm also from the savanna?
She's acting suspicious!
I bet they're Siberian Moose's spies.
No, we're not! We're going to the library to find out where she's from.
I'll deal with them. Leave me.
Yes, ma'am!
I-If you're going to eat one of us, eat me!
I'm exhausted!
You two can relax, too.
I have to act like all leader-like in front of my pride, y'see.
Huh? Okay...
A-All right...
My bad. Everyone's on edge 'cause we have a battle next week.
That was scary.
You sure came at the wrong time.
Who are you battling?
Moose and her army.
Here in the Plains Area, we and they are fighting over territory.
I mean, I'll do it 'cause the pride's counting on me.
But honestly, I'm not that into it.
I'd rather be lounging around outside.
Everybody's so hot-blooded, y'know?
Can't you just stop?
I tell them we should, but then the other side gets all mad and won't stop.
They're like, "We'll topple your fortress!" and stuff.
Lately I've been trying to throw the battle, right?
But they keep attacking in a straight line.
My soldiers end up beating them before they even make it to me.
How many times have you fought?
I think 51.
How many times have you won?
All 51 times.
Every time?!
If you win anyway, what's the problem?
Well, it's dangerous. One of these days, somebody's gonna get hurt.
Bag-chan! Do you have an idea?
Maybe... You could try a different kind of battle?
Oh?
You could still compete, but with a safer way of deciding the outcome.
For instance, you could use something that can't hurt anyone, like this.
Sounds fun!
How do we know who wins and who loses?
Let's see... Maybe if this breaks, you lose?
Interesting! The ones who are proud of their skills should agree to this, too.
I'll have them propose this to the other side right away.
You're really interesting!
Nah...
Bag-chan's amazing! She always thinks up the funnest things.
Order: Cingulata Family: Chlamyphoridae Genus: Priodontes
These are our tools of war?
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Alces
If your balloon bursts or is popped,
you'll be treated as dead.
If a general's balloon pops, her army loses?
Order: Rodentia Family: Hystricidae Genus: Hystrix
Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Ceratotherium
I think they're mocking us.
No matter what, we will achieve victory in the next battle!
It is as White Rhinoceros says.
No matter what shape the battle takes,
next time we will defeat the lions and banish them from that fort.
Fret not! We can do it!
We were just a little weak before, and the weather was bad and so on.
This time we're going to win!
Yeah!
To victory!
Yeah!
To victory!
Yeah!
How did it come to this?
Now, new allies have joined us at such a convenient time.
Introduce yourselves, you two.
I'm Serval, the serval cat. Nice to meet you all.
Welcome to the team.
Pleasure to meet you.
I don't know what kind of animal I am.
My name is Bag. I look forward to working with you.
Hiya!
Nice to meet you.
I'm expecting big things from you.
Let's take down Lion together!
L-Let's do it.
Thank you for having us...
How did it come to this?
I know!
Can you two make Moose win for me?
Meow?
Huh?
I'd been hoping for a way to give advice to Moose.
You two are perfect!
They'd recognize any of my soldiers.
I don't know if that's a good idea.
How would we make them win?
With your smarts, you'll figure it out in no time.
Huh?!
Please? Think of it as a request from one Friend to another.
We'll take them down!
Yeah!
Let's get them!
Yeah!
It's like playing hunter and prey.
I hope they won't find out the truth.
No worries! This is starting to get kinda fun!
Huh?
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Balaenicipitidae Genus: Balaeniceps
Stare...
Serval-chan, she's staring at us.
Huh? Whoa!
She's staring really hard. Really hard.
Why?
Um, um...
Question! Moose, how will we fight Lion?
Our weapons may be different, but this is still a fight.
We need only fight as we always do.
I know. Let's use these things to practice.
Huh?
Ouch!
Moose-sama wins the match.
As always, she is amazingly powerful.
That's the king of the forest for you.
That defeats the purpose of the balloons...
Next up, White Rhinoceros versus Serval!
May the best girl win.
Let's have a good match!
I won't go easy on you.
How should I hold it? Like this?
Ready, fight!
That's some incredible jumping power!
Meow, meow, meow!
Huh?!
Rhino, rhino, rhino, rhino...
Stop right there!
Armor... so... heavy...
Meow?
Time out...
Serval wins the match!
Next, Chameleon versus Bag!
I-I have to do this, too? I don't really know how to fight.
You can do it, Bag-chan!
Order: Squamata Family: Chamaeleonidae Genus: Furcifer
Um, hello to you...
Hello... So polite...
There's no need to bow to one who dwells in the shadows like me...
Oh, no, no, I'm not anyone important...
No, no, I...
Ready, fight!
Bag wins the match!
Um, what was that? It looked like you disappeared.
I can change the color of my body to blend in with my environment.
Then couldn't you have gone invisible from the very beginning?
Oh, I could do that!
Now there's an idea.
Splendid, splendid! You girls are strong.
You fight in such an unconventional way.
Um, by the way,
how do White Rhinoceros-san and Chameleon-san usually fight?
That's obvious!
We all charge at the fort at once.
Excuse me, I have a strategy idea.
Let's hear it.
Tobu Zoo, Kitahama-oniisan (Saitama)
Lions are the only species in the cat family to form groups, which are called prides.
They hunt together, too.
When one lion spots prey, they'll surround it and gradually close in.
Some lions will give chase and drive prey to other lions lying in wait,
and then they'll finish it off.
Unlike other species in the cat family, they make good use of teamwork to hunt.
Udao-niisan (Kanagawa)
They have palmate antlers, but only the males.
They're about 2.5 to 3 meters long and 2 meters tall at the shoulders.
Of the species in the deer family, they're the biggest.
The Siberian moose has twig-like antlers, not palmate antlers.
During mating season, they're fairly scary,
but outside of that, they're gentle and docile.
Once they're accustomed to people, they're actually quite trusting.
You two are amazing.
I like playing hunter, but playing battle is fun, too.
I learned so much.
I-It was just a fluke, a fluke.
What started your war, anyway?
At first it was just a game. Moose-sama wanted to fight Lion.
But then we just couldn't win! We can't even defeat two of her friends.
They're that strong?
It might be more precise to say that they're good at fighting as a team.
I think they think more than us.
How do you all fight?
We charge in!
That's all there is to it.
Who's the strongest on their side?
Arabian Oryx is formidable. She's really good in a scuffle.
And then there's Aurochs. They're both really powerful.
And then, aside from Lion, there's one other guard... or so we hear.
But we've never made it that far.
Right, I see... Huh?
Stare...
S-Serval-chan, she's staring again.
Is she onto us? Or did we make her mad somehow?
Here we go!
Let's do it!
I'm so nervous.
We won't hold back today, either.
Let's have us a fight, shall we?
Let us go!
Yeah!
Let's do it!
Yeah!
I hope everyone will be okay.
Your strategy is perfect. Have faith in them!
We'll take them down when they attack in a straight line,
like always, and it'll be over.
Huh?
Shouldn't there be more of them?
What's going on? They seem different from usual.
How about this?!
It's going as she said it would.
Who knew we'd be this tough if we focused on defense?
Darn it! Why can't I pop one dumb balloon?
This could take a while. Let's fight someone else first.
Huh?
It's Moose!
If we finish her off, it's all over.
I had a look inside. There's only one guard.
Thank you. Can you show us the way?
Chameleon, you're so good at sneaking in. Why didn't you do this sooner?
What? I was always asking you to let me sneak in.
Were you?
Wait.
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus
There's one guard inside.
They patrol the grounds, so we wait until they're gone.
Understood.
You there! I am Moose!
I challenge you to battle!
Huh?!
Get back here!
Why are we running?! Let's fight!
Sh-She's not our target!
I'll hold her off!
What?
Moose-sama, go and defeat Lion! Hurry!
I can't believe you made it into the fort. Isn't this the first time?
We're not the same as we were before.
I'll take you out before you know what hit you.
Stop! Now you see me...
She disappeared? Amazing!
I've learned how to have you wait until I disappear.
Caltrops technique!
You beat me...
For once, I feel like a real ninja.
Good, we're almost there.
Say your prayers, Moose!
This is so heavy.
But she said I had to stay here as a decoy.
You're wide open.
I'll finish you off here!
S-Sorry! I didn't mean to go that far!
Oh no, oh no! We need to stick the head back up!
Oh, no... Moose is... Oh, no!
So we finally meet face-to-face, Lion.
Yes. So you've come, Moose.
We've challenged you 52 times and finally made it here.
Since I first saw you here in the plains,
I've wanted to fight you with no holds barred.
All of our fighting has been for this moment.
Thanks to my friends, that dream will finally come true today.
Charge! To battle!
Huh?!
A-A draw?!
You should have seen your face during the battle.
I thought you would impale me.
Great work, everyone. Today's battle is over.
Regrettably, it ended in a draw,
but I was finally able to fight Lion. I'm very satisfied.
I had fun today, too.
I know. Since it's a draw, we'll leave the fort.
Let's do this again.
As long as I can fight, I couldn't care less about the fort.
And this means no one will get hurt, too.
Whose idea was this?
I wonder...
What rules should we use next time, you over there?
Me? Let me think...
Maybe if you didn't use your hands, but kicked this with your feet.
How's that sound?
With your feet? Like this!
How do you win, Moose-sama?
Now we can relax and go on our way to the library.
I hope we find out something about you, Bag-chan.
Me, too.
C-Can we help you?
She glared at us until the end.
She's the one girl I couldn't get used to.
You there.
Are you... a human?
Fennec, how can you stand this heat?
My big ears dissipate the heat.
I didn't know there was such an interesting place inside my burrow!
Great, more headaches...
She went through here.
Thought so.
Lucky Beast responded to her.
That! That's it!
I can make him talk, too!
Is that...
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This week, we're learning about owls.
When startled, they make their bodies thin
and camouflage themselves as tree branches.
Branches?
Camouflage?
What's that mean?
They become branches.
Let's all make ourselves as thin as possible.
One, two...
Next time: "Japari Library!"