Others share something of the sumptuous imagery and high drama
of wildlife documentaries.
FANS
of wildlife documentaries could soon catch up with the latest rare animal sightings from their computers.
Not exact matches
In 1958, Disney released a
documentary called White Wilderness, which showed the
wildlife of the Arctic on the cinema screen.
To anyone who has watched a
wildlife documentary or gone on safari, it's only too obvious how the powerful claws and jaws
of today's big cats can combine to devastating effect.
The evidence for this behavior was captured by
wildlife film maker John Downer, who, in his
documentary Dolphins: Spies in the Pod, witnessed a group
of young dolphins snag a puffer fish from near the ocean floor and begin to pass it around.
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of the best
wildlife and nature
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Each projects a feral sexuality, a rangy angularity that's reminiscent
of graceful wild animals, beautiful but dangerous, and watching them at work is like seeing a superior
wildlife documentary with sex and slaughter thrown in for good measure.
The effects
of big - game hunting, breeding and
wildlife conservation on endangered African animals are investigated in this
documentary.
The tour is laid out in three themed, two - hour
documentary film blocks, featuring Ice Call by Sam Favret, showing a surreal landscape inside glaciers, to the hilarious Owl Dance - Off Part II, the much - anticipated follow - up to
wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz's award - winning Internet sensation that made stars
of two burrowing owls.
Directed by Shaul Schwarz («Aida's Secrets») and Christina Clusiau, Trophy is a riveting but often difficult to watch
documentary which examines the issue
of trophy hunting and species preservation from the point
of view
of hunters, breeders, farmers, and
wildlife conservationists.
I read a one paragraph mention
of her death in The New York Times Digest, headlined «Conservationist Killed»: «Joan Root, animal lover and conservationist who collaborated with her husband, Alan, on
wildlife documentaries in the 1970s, was killed on Jan. 13 in Naivasha, Kenya.
She belonged to the the late Steve Irwin who described her as «the love
of his life» For 16 years she was by his side as he wrestled with crocodiles, captured snakes or swam with water monitor lizards while making his
wildlife documentaries.
The Heron Island Resort is a lo - fi stay with no televisions, just plenty
of cane daybeds, and an open - plan design, so you can watch the live
wildlife documentary going on at your doorstep.
The brainchild
of well known adventurer and
wildlife documentary maker, Malcolm Douglas, it has been established as a research station as well as a place where the public can be educated about the dangers
of crocodiles.
With this
documentary, we aim to educate viewers and we're proud to underscore the amazing, everyday contributions
of our
wildlife partners, International Bird Rescue and The Marine Mammal Center.»
Tcholakian, who was five months» pregnant during the filming
of the new
documentary on Belize, used her talent to bring viewers an up close and personal look at
wildlife in Belize.
Guests will be able to visit the locations shown in the
documentary as well as getting the chance to see the
wildlife showcased in World
of Wide.
Often featured on
wildlife documentaries, this large seal colony is home not only to hundreds
of Cape Fur Seals, but also to that fearsome predator
of the deep, the Great White Shark, who prowl the waters around the tiny island waiting for their chance.
These are far removed from
wildlife photography's
documentary images
of animals observed in their natural habitat.
From the formalisation
of natural history as a science, through the establishment
of museums and zoos, to lavish contemporary
wildlife documentaries, the exhibition reveals the hierarchies in our view
of the natural world, and considers how these influence our actions, or inactions, towards the planet.
As I've written before, the pictures (and in this case video) are the antithesis
of the perfectly framed and focused
wildlife photography typical
of National Geographic and BBC
documentaries (those images have their purpose, too, mind you):