The Explorer

Fred awakens and finds Max missing. He wakes Lila and Con, who panic and begin calling for Max. They suddenly hear Max giggling in the bushes, and Lila threatens to hit him if he does anything like that again. Max confesses he shared some of the last pineapple with a small monkey-like creature, and he takes the others to see it. They find a baby sloth surrounded by vultures, who also gather around its dead mother. Lila coaxes the baby sloth onto her arm and brings it back to camp, where it quickly takes to her and eats some pineapple out of her hand. Lila decides to name the baby sloth Abacaxi, which is the Portuguese word for “pineapple.” Fred is surprised to hear Lila never had pets at home because she seems like a natural at caring for animals.

The jungle is full of surprises, and Max discovers some monkeys who have learned to use ant paste to deter bees and take honey from their hive. He is thrilled to tell the others about it, but it takes time to convince them that he actually saw such a thing.