New Disney Nature Film

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On Earth Day 2017 Disney Nature is premiering it's "Born in China" documentary in which it focuses on on Chinese animals and in particular a family of pandas, a group of golden snub nosed monkeys, and a family of snow leopards.
Had no idea this was even a thing until just now!
Born in China
 
Saw an ad for this at a movie theater recently. I've never seen a DisneyNature film. Now that I have a car and thus can go to the movies whenever I want, I'll probably go see it.
 
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TheMightyOrca said:
Saw an ad for this at a movie theater recently. I've never seen a DisneyNature film. Now that I have a car and thus can go to the movies whenever I want, I'll probably go see it.
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I saw the DisneyNature: Chimpanzee film a while back. It wasn't the best of tbh. I reviewed it in a separate thread on this forum.

African cats was much better and far less dramatised than the chimpanzee film. Real cats facing real problems.
 
Zoofan15 said:
I saw the DisneyNature: Chimpanzee film a while back. It wasn't the best of tbh. I reviewed it in a separate thread on this forum.

African cats was much better and far less dramatised than the chimpanzee film. Real cats facing real problems.
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I'll have to check it out at some point, then.

Looks like Disney donates money if you see it on opening weekend, so that's pretty cool.
 
TheMightyOrca said:
I'll have to check it out at some point, then.

Looks like Disney donates money if you see it on opening weekend, so that's pretty cool.
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Cool. It's nothing life changing but certianly something to do on a rainy day. It was interesting seeing how cheetahs defend their cubs against threats.

Wow that is good of Disney. Actively contributing to conservation. :)
 
Zoofan15 said:
Cool. It's nothing life changing but certianly something to do on a rainy day. It was interesting seeing how cheetahs defend their cubs against threats.

Wow that is good of Disney. Actively contributing to conservation. :)
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I hear they do some good with their Wild Kingdom park, but I've never been there and I don't know much about it. (though I hear it's pretty awesome) Maybe they're trying to make up for that time in the 50's where they drove a bunch of lemmings off a cliff.

How animals raise their young is such an interesting subject. I wish DisneyNature had their movies on a streaming service, I'll have to rent digital copies on Amazon.
 
TheMightyOrca said:
I hear they do some good with their Wild Kingdom park, but I've never been there and I don't know much about it. (though I hear it's pretty awesome) Maybe they're trying to make up for that time in the 50's where they drove a bunch of lemmings off a cliff.

How animals raise their young is such an interesting subject. I wish DisneyNature had their movies on a streaming service, I'll have to rent digital copies on Amazon.
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Or making up for the Jungle Book where wolves, orangutans, bears, tigers and asian elephants live in close proximity to each other. Even if we were to pretend for a minute that the Jungle Book was geographically correct, it's strange how the elephant herd is led by a mature bull elephant. I was always taught in school they are a matriachal society like the jolly old ring tailed lemur.

Or making up for the Lion King where the lions are inbred. Mufasa is the only male in the pride so must be the father of Simba and Nala. Also the father of Kovu is most likely Scar making Kiara and Kovu first cousins at best. The one cub litters are also something you don't usually see in the wild.

Or making up for Dumbo where an elephant, empowered by it's own sense of self esteem, flies around the room by flapping it's ears.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Or making up for the Jungle Book where wolves, orangutans, bears, tigers and asian elephants live in close proximity to each other.
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well, apart for the orangutan (a Disney invention to the story), they do.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Or making up for the Jungle Book where wolves, orangutans, bears, tigers and asian elephants live in close proximity to each other. Even if we were to pretend for a minute that the Jungle Book was geographically correct, it's strange how the elephant herd is led by a mature bull elephant. I was always taught in school they are a matriachal society like the jolly old ring tailed lemur.

Or making up for the Lion King where the lions are inbred. Mufasa is the only male in the pride so must be the father of Simba and Nala. Also the father of Kovu is most likely Scar making Kiara and Kovu first cousins at best. The one cub litters are also something you don't usually see in the wild.

Or making up for Dumbo where an elephant, empowered by it's own sense of self esteem, flies around the room by flapping it's ears.
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In all fairness, those movies are fictional films, with the animals talking to boot. White Wilderness was a documentary and it strongly perpetuated the "lemming suicide" myth. Dumbo never perpetuated a myth that elephants could fly, ha ha.

Also, Kovu was stated to be adopted, the writers didn't want to run into the incest thing. (my theory is that Scar was gay, hence why he had no biological heir) But you're right about Simba and Nala, ha ha.
 
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