# simba the elephant

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 21, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simba-the-elephant/318031 "2005-08-21T23:07:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simba-the-elephant/318031/11 "2005-08-22T04:10:52Z")

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It’s from the Johnny Weismuller Tarzan movies. Found a reference on [this](http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.leconcombre.com/biblio/filmographie/serials-39.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtarzan%2Bsimba%26start%3D80%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN) site about _Tarzan’s Secret Treasure_ (1941).

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> Medford and Vandermeer are devoured by the crocodiles. The brave man O’ Doul receives like gift of good-bye, a melon filled with gold nuggets and leaves the jungle on the back of an elephant to which Tarzan gives his last instructions : "Simba, Umgawa! "

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