S2E05: The Power of Humans

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 * introduction=The Power of Humans is the fifth episode of the second season of the Kemono Friends anime series. The episode features the Jungle Park.
 * summary=Kyururu, Serval and Caracal continue their trek in the Jungle Park, with the help of the grey Lucky Beast. When Kyururu mentions being hungry, the Lucky Beast explains that he's low on battery as well because of talking more than usual due to being in the presence of a human, so he needs to go silent in power-saving mode until something important happens. Caracal was surprised to see that Lucky Beasts could talk, much like Serval was in Season 1.

In Kyururu's sketchbook, the next drawing depicts a human-like figure looking away, prompting Caracal to ask if it's a human, and Serval hoping they can find a human like Campo Flicker told them about. The trio come across Saltwater Crocodile and Spectacled Caiman, along with their rivals, Leopard and Black Leopard, in the middle of a territory dispute. While Serval introduces their group to the new Friends, they remain suspicious of Kyururu after he tries to explain that he's a human. They laugh at him because they'd heard humans were strong and scary, things he's nothing like. Saltwater Crocodile asks him to prove it, but Kyururu's attempts to back up the statement by talking to the Lucky Beast fails as he conveniently ran out of battery. Black Leopard decides that Kyururu should meet their boss, with Leopard explaining that she'll know if he's human or not because she knows another human. Saltwater Crocodile condescendingly calls the Leopard sisters' idea good, and Spectacled Caiman warns the trio to be prepared, saying that their boss is scarier than a human. Serval is excited to meet the boss because she might tell them about humans, while Caracal wonders what kind of animal the boss is. The crocodilians and leopards get into yet another argument over who should fetch the boss.

Serval and Caracal hear an approaching sound, and the Friends soon become unsettled when they realize the source of it. Western Lowland Gorilla appears and scolds the crocodilians and leopards for fighting over Kyururu as they explain that he claims to be a human. Western Lowland Gorilla has a moment of surprise when she recognizes Kyururu's hat and feather before agreeing to take him and the cats back to her hideout. Kyururu recognizes the hideout as being the same place from his drawing. When they arrive, they find that much of Western Lowland Gorilla's tough front is an act, as she's far more relaxed in her hideout away from the four other Friends. Because he looks somewhat like the human she saw, she believes him. She explains that she told the other Jungle Friends that the human she met was big and scary just to keep them in line because she hates fighting. She says that they come around the Jungle Area sometimes and that she would introduce the trio to them if they wanted. Western Lowland Gorilla asks Kyururu about a rumor that once humans tried to make animals do their bidding and how she can do that to keep the other four in line. At around the same time, the crocodilians and the Leopard sisters discuss learning the same thing from Kyururu so they could control their rival groups.

Western Lowland Gorilla is disappointed to hear that Kyururu doesn't know anything about the rumor because she'd hoped it would be useful to stop the other Friends' fighting. He offers his help if she can think of a different way, so she asks him to convince the others that humans are scary. Serval and Caracal doubt that he could be convincingly scary, but Western Lowland Gorilla pleads for him to try it anyways. She introduces him to the group once again as a human, yet they still doubt that he's scary or strong. At first, his unconvincing roars confuse them, but with Serval and Caracal's strange shaking, they somehow manage to intimidate the crocodilians and the Leopard sisters. Since this incident proved to the rival Friend groups that the rumor about humans being scary was true, Saltwater Crocodile and Spectacled Caiman restate their intentions to use it against the leopards. They start start pulling on one of Kyururu's arms and the Leopards start pulling on the other, demanding that the human join their side of the rivalry. When Serval and Caracal confront them, Western Lowland Gorilla uses the commotion to help sneak Kyururu away. Serval and Caracal tell them to stop fighting over him and being mean to him. When Western Lowland Gorilla notes that even if Kyururu is a human, he has no way to control other animals, Kyururu has an idea.

Serval and Caracal beat the other Jungle friends in a fight, after Saltwater Crocodile and Spectacled Caiman says that "the human" had strong servants. Caracal denies that she and Serval are Kyururu's servants and, after Black Leopard asks how Kyururu took control of Caracal, says that they're doing it out of their free will. Serval says that she doesn't think that humans are as scary as the Jungle friends are making them out to be.

Kyururu returns with Western Lowland Gorilla, dramatically stating that a long time ago, humans knew how to control all animals and that when a fight would happen, humans would have the animals fight so the humans wouldn't get their hands dirty. The method turns out to be another one of Kyururu's games: drawn and cut-out game pieces featuring Serval and Caracal on a box with a sumo ring drawn on top of it. The cats play a round, which Serval wins. The players tap the box with their knuckles and whichever player's piece drops first, loses. The Jungle Friends are underwhelmed by the revelation that humans controlled animals with this game, but Saltwater Crocodile and Leopard decide to play after seeing Kyururu's handcrafted game pieces featuring their likenesses. Their round ends in a draw. Both of them decide to fight again, with Spectacled Caiman and Black Leopard wanting a turn. Western Lowland Gorilla's happy that they have a way for the crocodilians and leopards to fight that isn't arguing pointlessly. The grey Lucky Beast suddenly wakes up, sensing danger.

Siberian Tiger suddenly leaps from overhead, landing on their game. Derived of all sense, she sports a purple aura, with strange Sandstar colored sparkles around her and broken shackles around her wrists. While Western Lowland Gorilla evacuates the other Jungle Friends, Serval and Caracal stand their ground to try and defend Kyururu, who fell while trying to get away. Instead of fighting, Siberian Tiger is distracted by and chases after a burning blue paper airplane that flies past, catching her eye. Serval is dazed afterward, staring off into the distance having recognized the paper airplane. Another human, an older Kaban, appears, calling Serval to safety indicating that the trio and the Jungle Friends should escape before Siberian Tiger comes back. Serval and Kaban meet eyes, reunited again.
 * creditsketch=African Wild Dog works in Suri Alpaca's café in this sketch. Suri Alpaca asks her to clear away a cup and wipe down a table, to which she devotes herself to completing. When Margay arrives, she quickly finishes cleaning to take her order eagerly. Margay tells her that she wants to order her, which catches her off-guard. She explains that African Wild Dog is cute and a hard worker, and asks her to work for her. Suri Alpaca objects, worried about losing her only employee. Margay pulls on one of African Wild Dog's arms while Suri Alpaca pulls on the other, and she remarks that it's one order that's too much for her to bear. Then, the three announce the title of the next episode.
 * majorevents=* The trio meet Saltwater Crocodile and Spectacled Caiman, who are rivals of Leopard and Black Leopard.
 * Western Lowland Gorilla meets Kyururu and determines that he's human and offers to introduce him to another human
 * Kyururu creates a game for the crocodilians and leopards to play that allows them to fight without arguing or hurting each other using his sketchbook and a box.
 * Siberian Tiger appears, but before she can attack is distracted by a burning paper airplane that she chases.
 * An older Kaban arrives to help Kyururu and the Friends escape. Both Serval and Kaban are surprised to see each other.
 * animaltalk=The two animal talk segments in this episode are voiced by Aya Uchida (Mirai).
 * debuts==== Major Characters ===
 * Kaban

Minor Characters
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 * Saltwater Crocodile
 * Spectacled Caiman
 * Leopard
 * Black Leopard
 * Western Lowland Gorilla