38 Parrots is a series of ten children's animated films produced in the Soviet Union between 1976 and 1991 by Soyuzmultfilm. The series portrays the amusing adventures of four friends: the talkative chimpanzee Martyshka, the shy elephant Slonyonok, the eccentric parrot Popugai, and the thoughtful boa Udav. The title of the series comes from the very first episode, where Udav has his length measured in parrots. In most episodes the heroes solve paradoxes related to language and meaning.