# Tantor — Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle character guide

> Tantor in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tantor the Elephant

**First appearance:** 0000-i-tantor-the-elephant

## Who they are

The wise old elephant, a friend to Tarzan.

## In the story

### [I: Tantor the Elephant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/i-tantor-the-elephant)

The elephant upon whose back Tarzan rests; described as ancient and powerful, wary of men.

### [Comrades of the Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/ii-comrades-of-the-wild)

The elephant who responds to Tarzan's call, storms the camp, and rescues him.

### [III: The Apes of Toyat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/iii-the-apes-of-toyat)

Guards Tarzan for three days, brings food and water, then leaves when Tarzan refuses to move north.

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