Humphrey is a camel and one of the main protagonists from The Just So Movie.
Background[]
Humphrey the camel is the second member of the Main Eleven since he had been born and raised in the Grover zoo and is good friends with Bigmouth, Wrinkles, Spot, Trunksworth, Joey, Penny, Arnold, Clyde, Carl, Floyd, and Joe. His home is in the desert enclosure; and he likes to get together with his friends at the aquarium when Joe's not around. His ancestor from "How the Camel Got his Hump" made him like all other camels. Humphrey gets his name from the hump on his back.
Humphrey is a beige dromedary camel and like all dromedaries, he only has one hump.
Appearances[]
In the movie, Humphrey is seen as a calf in the zoo along with his friends, having grown up ever since Joe became the head zookeeper and before Marty died. When the zoo gets run down, the camel and his friends refuse to leave the zoo like the other animals. Hearing the news about Julia wanting to buy the zoo unless Joe pays his debt within two days, Humphrey and his friends get together trying to think of how they can save their home when Mother Nature appears, telling the Main Eleven that she will take them back in time to see their ancestors.
While the Main Eleven keep talking and Humphrey wishes for the other animals to return, the others object as Wrinkles reminds him about the llamas not wanting to do anything with him.
While the Main Eleven is asleep at night, Mother Nature, who is true to her word, takes them back in time to see their ancestors. Humphrey watches his ancestor while the whole story of "How the Camel Got his Hump" being acted out, though it rather surprises him a bit. Back at the zoo, the next day, the Main Eleven explains about what happened, realizing that their ancestors made them what they are and that they can save the zoo.
When Joe (who has lost all hope) comes to feed them for the last time and explain that he's going to sell, the animals try to tell him about meeting their ancestors, but he can't understand them since animals can't speak human language.
Having lost hope the next day, Humphrey and his friends decide to make the best of living out in the wild (though they don't know what Julia has in mind for them), when Joe, who finally came to his senses from seeing his own ancestors last night, tells his animals friends that they can save the zoo after all. The Main Eleven gets ready as the sing, "Got to Save the Zoo".
The moment Julia arrives and Mr. Grover stands up to her refusing to sell the zoo, the landlady gets attacked by the Main Eleven. Humphrey kicks Julia with his back hooves knocking her out, then spits at her. After Julia gets arrested, the police allow the zoo to remain open forever, and Sally quits working for the landlady, Joe thanks the Main Eleven for believing in him ever since they were young.
Humphrey even compliments his friends and his ancestor, knowing that things are going to get much better. After the zoo is renovated, new animals come to live in the zoo, including a new female camel who Humphrey has a calf with.
Video Games[]
Humphrey appears in the Just So Game as a playable character with abilities to spit, bite, and kick. He eats zoo chow to restore his health. When visiting his ancestor, he has to fight off a lion.
Trivia[]
- Humphrey can talk to his friends while he only grunts to humans, which is why Joe can't understand him.
- Camels can be stubborn sometimes, but Humphrey is really well-behaved despite being enemies with Julia.