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Babar the Elephant (UK: / ˈ b æ b ɑːr /, US: / b ə ˈ b ɑːr /; French pronunciation:) is an elephant character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. [1] The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. [2]
Babar's mother is a female elephant who was shot and killed by the Hunter in the first episode of the show (Babar's First Step), setting the course for much of the rest of the series. Her murder, which Babar witnessed, was a great source of trauma for her son, and influences much of the direction of Babar's life.
Rataxes, or Lord Rataxes, is a fictional rhinoceros who is a character in the Babar franchise. Although he is the monarch de jure of his kingdom, called Rhinoland, his more intelligent wife, Lady Rataxes, is the de facto ruler. He is often surrounded by his rhinoceros guards.
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Created by Jean de Brunhoff between 1931 and 1937, Babar's Kingdom, also known as the Elephant Country (French: le pays des Éléphants), is a fictional country supposedly in West Africa with French characteristics that is composed of elephants and other animals, which are usually bipedal and "civilized".
Laurent de Brunhoff, whose father created the “Babar” series before dying of tuberculosis, continued producing the popular children’s books for more than 70 years.
This is a complete list of episodes from the animated television series Babar, which was based on the famous book series for children, Babar the Elephant. The series aired from 1989 to 1991 and was revived in 2001.
Babar: The Movie is a 1989 animated adventure film based on the characters of Jean de Brunhoff's eponymous children's books. [2] It serves as the season finale to the first season of the TV series , as the second season started airing shortly after.