tonight on "nightline," osama's dirty secrets. a huge stash of pornography is among terms taken from osama bin laden's compound. and the terrorist's leaders wives refuse to cooperate with u.s. interrogators. we have the latest. real life tarzan. he grew up with tiger cubs inside his crib. this was his big sister. and this is family time. but what's missing from the lord of the jungle's amazing life? >> modern day jane. that's what i'm looking for. and wicked good lab ster. imagine whipping this up in your kitchen. it's a lot easier than it looks. and ken oringer shows us how. >

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. thanks for tuning in. for the past decade, we knew osama bin laden was a mass murderer with fantasies of creating a twisted religious wonder land where all immortality would be purged by the men in charge. what we didn't know was that he was apparently a big fan of porn. his image seems to shrink with each new discovery from that pakistani compound, and martha raddatz has tonight's latest details. >> reporter: it was dark, chaotic and a literal blur of gun fire when s.e.a.l.s grabbed the treasure trove of intelligence inside the abbottabad house. intelligence that reveals some stunning bin laden past times. in fact, u.s. officials say they have learned more about

terrorism in the last ten days than they have in the last ten years. one of the things they learned, which they were not expecting, a quote, huge stash of pornographic videos and magazines, in a wooden box in bin laden's bedroom. >> if it is true, it is really big, because if he had his reputation on piety and then found to be watching pornography, then even his followers will say, what is going on here? >> reporter: the u.s. did not want to officially release the information, concerned there would be suspicions it was planted. it was not, said the official. but there still could be doubts. >> i would be very doubtful about this for two reasons. number one, the nature of the man. the nature of his austerity. secondly, remember, he's living with women, his wives, with children. i don't think a father would want to be seeing pornography

with children and wives around. >> reporter: officials are still piecing together the narrative of the raid itself, using video from helmet cameras worn by the navy s.e.a.l.s during the operation. all 25 members of the assault team recorded the raid. but the images are, of course, shaky and difficult to make out. but officials say the s.e.a.l.s first encountered bin laden as they were climbing the stairs to the third floor. it was the last area in the compound to be cleared. from one of the rooms emerges a tall, bearded man, who quickly begins retreating. the s.e.a.l.s fire, but bin laden is not hit. within seconds, the s.e.a.l.s confront him again, but one official says, as they do, a s.e.a.l. sees children near bin laden, yelling and upset, and quickly moves them aside. that was always a priority of the mission. try to protect the children. bin laden's wife moves forwa s the s.e.a.l.s.

she's shot in the leg. a s.e.a.l. then shoots him in the hechest, another in the hea. ten computers were taken along with ten cell phones. 1 million pages of data. including bin laden's handwritten journal, which was filled with hopes for major attacks, including his desire to assassinate president obama and his hopes that a massive attack could derail the president's re-election. the president was more than a strategic target, though he is a christian, bin laden saw him as a traitor to the muslim religion. >> i would say this is probably very personal on bin laden's part, to kill a president that he believes has probably violated the muslim faith. is not following bin laden's philosophies about what muslims should be doing. and so, he's enflamed and i think also obsessed about killing the president, because

that would be like a mark above, i believe, 9/11. >> reporter: the al qaeda leader eventually tallied how many american lives it would cost to force a u.s. withdrawal from the arab world. not only was bin laden a meticulous note taker, he was also, apparently, an avail e-mailer, despite having no internet connection. according to the associated press, he had an elaborate system in which a courier would send and receive messages by copying them onto a flash drive and sending them from different addresses. then, there's the question of u.s. access to osama bin laden's wives, who have been in pakistani custody since the raid. but the government was finally granted access to three of the wives this week. the women were said to be hostile toward their interrogators. today, the first revenge attack for bin laden's death killed at least 80 recruits outside a military training center in

pakistan, which has received funding for the u.s. a spokesman for the pakistani taliban took correct, saying they will target any ally of the united states. u.s. officials continue to mine the cache of information from the hideout. and, as for the now famous s.e.a.l. team six? there is growing concern that the names of the s.e.a.l.s will be revealed. the u.s. government believes there are publications offering money to find out who they are and is discussing plans on how to protect the s.e.a.l.s if any publication occurs. anything, they say, to ensure the s.e.a.l.s and their families are safe. i'm martha raddatz for "nightline" in washington. >> and former president george w. bush has for the first time described the moment he discovered bin laden was dead, telling a las vegas congress, quote, i was eating souffle at a

restaurant with laura and two buddies when the call came. obama said simply, osama bin laden is dead. the mission, bush refers to, as a good call. thanks to martha raddatz. coming up, alarmingly close to some big cats along with a real life tarzan. here kitty, kitty, indeed. [ male announcer ] the magnificent veatrice henson is turning 100 soon, an achievement worthy of celebration. and thanks to sprint's unlimited plan, you can call or text her number or e-mail her address for no extra cost. so congratulate her. sing to her. and together, we can give a complete stranger the best birthday ever. go ahead, world. unlimit yourself. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com.

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>> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with bill weir. >> young male, nonsmoker, outgoing, athletic, loves the outdoors, extremely good with animals. i mean, really, really good with animals, seeks similarly inclined mate. in other words, he tarzan, you

jane? the real life lord of the jungle has not placed a singles ad with us, but he tells us there's something missing from his extraordinary life. his name is cody, and he talks with our matt gutman. >> reporter: so, this is the preferred mode of transportation here? this is how a real life tarzan goes to work. on a 9,000 pound elephant. cody's workouts include a little tiger kung fu action. he has some frisky and curious clients. the work he takes home with him at the end of the day has fur and wears diapers. >> i do believe i have a connection with them because of the way i've been raised. everything is raised together from babies pretty much. >> reporter: with that hair, he certainly looks the part, minus, of course, the loin cloth, like the iconic movie "tarzan." and that trademark call. you see, as a baby, cody's play mates had been tiger cubs right

in his crib. his big sister growing up? >> she was about nine, ten years old when i was born, so, she actually met me as an already established daughter of my father. i kind of came in as her kind of kid brother. >> reporter: she's your big sister? >> very big. >> reporter: bubbles is now about 30. cody, 21. and his buddies these days are the grand kids of his former crib mates. when he was 7, cody's mother was killed in an accident. he left school at the age of 11 to be home school and work in the family business. his father, doc, trained animals that became world famous. bubbles, the elephant, starred in "ace ventura pet detective." was this a conscious thing, you thought, i want to cultivate my relationship with these animals or these were the play mates that you had?

>> i went to school for a short time, you know. i really just liked the animals more than people most of the time. kind of a calling to happening out with them and do this it was kind of a mission, as well. i had this since i was willing, the mission of conversation, to save these guys. >> reporter: and he does seem to have a special way with the animals he lye lives with. >> doing this, you can get tigers to go into this dreamy, relax kind of state where you can get them to almost go catatonic. that's just by how you hold them because their response to being carried but the jungle by mom. you can see how relaxed they get. >> reporter: do you learn these things by practice, did your dad teach you? >> a lot of it is, we learned it hands on. i've been seeing everybody, how they handled them and the way we dropped our tech nears over the years and just how many babies you raise. you just kind of learn all the time. >> reporter: it's an ease that

seems almost in his dna. we learned that his friends here really are a curious bench bubbles mistook our sound man's microphone for a giant peanut. or something even better. cody is usually quiet. he seems most at ease with these guys. and, since you're wondering, these cats do like water. this preserve boasts one of the world's most diverse group of tigers. and a few times a week, cody is the star of a three-hour, $200 immerse tour to the animal world. howls included. his persona, a modern day tarzan. you don't mind being a character? >> i really don't. i think any way to connect with people, any fashion you can do it. if you can act like a monkey and act silly and gets these guys -- and it can have a greater impact on the world, it's absolutely worth it. it's a fun thing. i really don't mind the loin

cloth. >> reporter: this show and their style of animal management has been criticized by activists who don't believe the animals should be made to perform in this way. but the folks here say it's the best way to push their message. >> we believe in the three rs. reduce your consumption. retch use what you can and use renewable resources. but i c >> reporter: but i learned kit be lonely. cody's had a hard time finding his jane. >> modern day jane. >> reporter: what would she look like? >> i'm not sure. got to be athletic. that's for sure. >> reporter: and folks have gotten used to the sight of cody taking his buddies out for a walk. >> you're making a connection. you have this whole idea of where they are and what they are and you can have a deeper connection to that thing. that's what we try to do by having them interact. have that deeper connection to

the wild life. you can't help but have a piece of the wild right there in your hand. >> reporter: can they swim? >> they love it. >> reporter: but tarzan wanted me to have the full experience. and a dip in the river with bubbles. i'm matt gutman for "nightline," on safari in myrtle beach, south carolina. >> hope he curbs his elephant. our thanks to matt gutman for that. and just ahead, oh, can you taste the weekend we? we can. we'll show you something else you can sink your teeth into. and show you how to make it, too. [ female announcer ] a fiber that is taste-free, welcome change.

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any cook who feels like he or she is out of ideas in the kitchen will either be inspired or horrified by the example of

chef ken oringer who runs a spanish restaurant in boston and a mexican restaurant and a sushi place and a french place. so, what's his favorite pick for dinner? well, we asked him for tonight's "plate list." >> i have a lot of guilty pleasures. i will travel to the end of any road to eat anything but probably white castle hamburgers are definitely something that have a very special place in my heart. and any taco on any dirty street corner in mexico. i just can't keep hands off of either. so, we start with our heirloom carrots with a little bit of goat button. going to add some h aay. light the hay so it will smoke, roast and tenderize. i love cooking since i was about 6 years old. i would piss my parents off to

go into the kitchen, say, move over, mom, this needs, you know, more cumin, more italian seasoning and this burger so bland, i'm going to put seasoning salt on it. and i was a pain in the ass. but they encouraged me to cook and they encouraged me to do it because i loved it and i just pretty much followed that path right from there. see now that our hay has turned to ash and the car rolts have the nice smoky flavor. just kind of build an abstract sculpture with them so they look kind of natural. chopped hazelnuts. and a little bit of fried garlic. you can't have a salad without the flavor of lemon. a bit of yogurt. i love cinnamon with carrots and we're just going to shave a little bit. and that is our heirloom carrot

sal loa salad. yeah, baby. here you go. i think a lot of chefs share the one trait that they have, they have boundless energy. you have wake up every day loving what you're doing and every day is completely different and you have to be excited by it. if you don't like what you're doing then it shows in your food and it shows in the way the restaurant is run. i don't want anybody to make excuses in my restaurants. you have to lead by example that way. start with a little bit of canola oil. a little bit of onions. i like things on the funkier side, we're going to put a little bit of bone marrow. a key to paella is really being able to smell when to add the next steps. now we're going to add saffron. red bell peppers. then we're going to add our rice. really want to be sure you are stirring it.

this is lobster stock. add some green onions. art chokes. then we're going to take some peas. stir those in. a little bit of green onion. and then the infamous black truffle. we're going to shave them on top and that's it. that is our black truffle and lobster paella. what i love about the business is the nurturing aspect. seeing a full dining room, seeing people with smiles on their face, loving what you create. to look out and seeing people understand what's going on in your head, how you've created things, licking their plates and loving it, you know, that means everything to me. damn, i can cook. i can cook. that is good. >> if you can't make it to boston to taste ken's handiwork, you can get the recipes and our website, abcnews.com/nightline. and thank you for watching