Nigel the Elephant Calf

“	Hi, Uncle Nelson! Sorry, I'm late! I took a shortcut.	„
	~ Nigel's first lines.

Nigel

Nigel the Elephant Calf is the nephew of Nelson.

Physical Appearance

Nigel is a small elephant calf who has the same color as his uncle Nelson, albeit smaller than him. He also has a striking resemblance to one of the two nameless elephant calves with eyelashes from Episode 9.

Personality

Nigel is usually very playful all across Africa. Like Eddie, Nigel shows a similar situation like the former that must listen to other animals for advice, like being careful around stuff or to avoid causing a mess. Things become a problem when Nigel doesn't listen to advice from other animals. Much like Eddie, Nigel understands when he listens to other animals' advice like taking responsibility. This is revealed in Episode 75 when Nigel was trying to keep an eye out for Herbert's watermelons; however, when the watermelons turned yellow, this resulted him for being irresponsible.

Appearances

Season 3

• The Story of Nelson's Nephew Nigel (first appearance)

• The Story of Herbert's Watermelons

Season 4

• The Story of the House of Leaves (last apperance)

Gallery

Animation

Nigel trying to catch a fly with his trunk.

Nigel is angry, because Uncle Nelson kept accusing him for eating one of his leaves required to build the House of Leaves, in which Nigel didn't do.

Trivia

• The name "Nigel" and his French name "Marcel" are a possible reference to the animated film "Rio", a film by Blue Sky Studios. The name "Nigel" is the name of a rogue cockatoo and the name "Marcel" is the name of one of the poachers.
• He is the first new character introduced in Season 3.
• He shares similar characteristics with Eddie. Both, he and Eddie are depicted as pachyderms and nephews to adults (Nelson and Molly). The difference is that Nigel is an elephant and Eddie is a hippo. Both, he and Eddie are the animals that need to listen advice from the other animals upon meeting them.
• Nigel is the fourth animal to get yelled at with harsh words. The first is Melanie. The second is Gary. The third is Thelma.