It seems that Disney Nature has taken a break from the documentaries focusing on the whole world of animals and decided to take a closer more in depth look at more specific creatures. One of Disney's most popular films of all time is The Lion King, my personal favorite, and I'm sure that a lot of kids want to see what the real pride lands look like. Before The Lion King was re-released in the theaters in 3-D, Disney gave us a look at the real lions, cheetahs and hyenas and their home land. Of course lions may not sing about the excitement of being king and may not have a huge ceremony where a monkey raises a cub above all the other animals while crowning him as king, but it's still a wonderful animal to learn about and their family are a fascinating pack to look at as we see them survive in life.
Focusing on a young lion cub named Mara being raised by her mother, Layla, a mother cheetah named Sita who is raising five newborns, and Fang, the leader of Mara & her mother's pride defending his family from a banished lion. With so many species competing for space and food in the Savannah, the animals must figure out the best way to survive. Although cheetahs are solitary by nature, Sita now has her cubs to take care of, and teach before they each go their own way. Then we see Mara, a six month-old lion cub with her mother Layla, who both belong to the River pride. In the North of the Masai Mara, where Sita is caring for her cubs, another pride of lions is led by Kali, who wants to expand his pride by taking over Fang's southern pride. However, they cannot reach the southern pride as they are divided by a crocodile infested river, but are determined.
Taking place in Africa, the lands are bright with the sun almost always in view. To see the prides learning how to become independent adults and how to hunt and be safe was wonderful. We know that there are harsh realities when it comes to the Prides, how the parents sometimes eat their young or the cubs must be banished in order to gain their strength and then come back becoming a parent. It's a sad lesson, but I think this film is a fine way to show the kids how the circle of life works, no pun intended.
The movie also focuses on a family of cheetahs. To see the cheetahs running in slow motion is just amazing, they are the fastest animals on the planet and in slow motion you really see how this is possible. They are such amazing animals and so beautiful. This was a great way to get up close and personal with the beautiful cats. It's also wonderful to see how the parents protect their baby cubs and finding how they have tricks up their sleeves to make sure their families are protected. We also find out how a lion becomes king and what they go through to earn the crown. Though I'm curious how Fang is doing and if he was ever able to come back to the pride, though I doubt it. Sounds silly, but moments where you wish you could understand the animals because the hanging tooth on Fang, the stories he must have had if he could speak English. But African Cats is a wonderful documentary and a great way to see these terrific animals up close and to find out about their lives. Perfect for the family, African Cats is not to be missed.
9/10
Focusing on a young lion cub named Mara being raised by her mother, Layla, a mother cheetah named Sita who is raising five newborns, and Fang, the leader of Mara & her mother's pride defending his family from a banished lion. With so many species competing for space and food in the Savannah, the animals must figure out the best way to survive. Although cheetahs are solitary by nature, Sita now has her cubs to take care of, and teach before they each go their own way. Then we see Mara, a six month-old lion cub with her mother Layla, who both belong to the River pride. In the North of the Masai Mara, where Sita is caring for her cubs, another pride of lions is led by Kali, who wants to expand his pride by taking over Fang's southern pride. However, they cannot reach the southern pride as they are divided by a crocodile infested river, but are determined.
Taking place in Africa, the lands are bright with the sun almost always in view. To see the prides learning how to become independent adults and how to hunt and be safe was wonderful. We know that there are harsh realities when it comes to the Prides, how the parents sometimes eat their young or the cubs must be banished in order to gain their strength and then come back becoming a parent. It's a sad lesson, but I think this film is a fine way to show the kids how the circle of life works, no pun intended.
The movie also focuses on a family of cheetahs. To see the cheetahs running in slow motion is just amazing, they are the fastest animals on the planet and in slow motion you really see how this is possible. They are such amazing animals and so beautiful. This was a great way to get up close and personal with the beautiful cats. It's also wonderful to see how the parents protect their baby cubs and finding how they have tricks up their sleeves to make sure their families are protected. We also find out how a lion becomes king and what they go through to earn the crown. Though I'm curious how Fang is doing and if he was ever able to come back to the pride, though I doubt it. Sounds silly, but moments where you wish you could understand the animals because the hanging tooth on Fang, the stories he must have had if he could speak English. But African Cats is a wonderful documentary and a great way to see these terrific animals up close and to find out about their lives. Perfect for the family, African Cats is not to be missed.
9/10