Introduction:The film follows D’Leh (Steven Strait), a young mammoth
hunter who is the son of a hunter that abandoned the village. Growing up,
his only friends were Tic’ Tic and Evolet, with whom he he falls in love. In
one day during the mammoth herds, D’Leh accidentally kills one mammoth and
is hailed a hero until he tells the truth. At night, a group of raiders come
in and kidnap several of the tribe, including Evolet, who the warlord leader
takes a liking towards. During their travels to save their people, D’Leh
falls into a trap-hole where he finds a trapped Spear-Tooth. Despite being
scared, D’Leh saves the cat by letting it free. D’Leh and Tic’Tic keep on
walking through the desert finding the village of the Naku tribe. Just when
the Naku are about to attack them, the Spear-Tooth appears, but D’Leh
confronts it. Recognizing him as the one who saved it earlier, the tiger
spares him and protects him and Tic’Tic from the tribe. The tribe
acknowledges D’Leh as the fulfiller of the prophecy that someone who speaks
to the Spear-Tooth would appear (and would be their savior). D’Leh also
learns the fate of his father from Nakudu, leader of the Naku. Nakudu had
met his father and learnt the Yagahl’s words (their language) from him.