A small stag, attacked by a leopard and severely wounded, is found in the reserve by Toomai and taken to the camp. Here Toomai nurses the animal, which he calls Podda, together with Sue Fraser. Afterwards, Karl Bergen insists that the animal must be brought back to the vicinity of its herd, but the disappointed Toomai does not want to know anything about it. After Podda is again in the wilderness, Tomai still watches the animal secretly.