Babar: King of the Elephants is a 1999 animated coming-of-age adventure film directed by Raymond Jafelice and co-produced by Nelvana Limited, Home Made Movies, and TMO-Loonland, and produced in association with Ellipsanime and The Clifford Ross Company. It is the second film based on Jean de Brunhoff's original book series, following Babar: The Movie., and chronicles the events of the first four Babar books.

Plot

The film opens with various birds singing "The Ancient Song of the Elephants". Marabou, a marabou stork, introduces the story that is about to unfold, beginning with a historically significant event: the birth of Babar the elephant.