#Nature documentary

[wedgeantill]

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[sabertoothdeer]

(MAG 39 - Infestation)

Its like theyre watching a nature documentary.

[wastingyourgum]

Contenders ready!

Choose your winner for the Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge, narrated by Rhys Darby on Peacock from July 11th.

The Bear Facts

[bean-writes]

[valewritessss]

What do you guys think each of the pjo characters preferred movie genres are?

I think Percy definitely loves animated movies and hates when people call them immature but he also likes action movies.

Grover would like those nature documentaries with the British man’s voice in the background

Annabeth would act like she’s all cool and only watches serious stuff but she secretly enjoys a good romcom every now and then.

[ape-apocalypse]

can you reccomend some of the documentaries you watched about apes?

Funny enough, I've been planning on making a list of documentaries so thanks for the push! I’ve watched a bunch to hype up for Kingdom and I’ll keep watching as we wait for POTA news. These are what I've been able to find with my various subscription services and internet access in the USA so their availability may vary for you. Also a warning that, due to these being non-fiction documentaries there is very real footage of animal injuries and death (from both humans and natural circumstances).

Monkey Business (Amazon Prime) - A long running show (9 seasons) about a primate rescue center in the UK. I really loved this one because you got to follow apes of the course of years. I even cried when one ape who had been there from the first season passed away in the final season. The show mostly focuses on chimps and orangutans but also features lemurs, woolly monkeys, gibbons and other species. The center focuses on giving the animals in their care the most natural life they can in captivity, and also assists in breeding programs for several endangered species. Jane Goodall even comes out in one episode to present them with an award for excellent enclosure construction. The theme song is very loud and distinctive, the point that my roommate asked how long this series was because she could hear the theme song coming from my room for weeks as I went through all 9 seasons. Highly recommend this one because the personalities of the apes really stand out when you spend literal years with them; it's worth the time commitment, I loved it.

(Also in making sure I had all the details about this show right, I learned there was a follow up show called Monkey Life that featured Andy Serkis himself narrating the first season and they seem to all be available on YouTube for free so I have a new multi-season show to watch now, thank you!!!)

Orangutan Jungle School (YouTube) - Rescue group dedicated to teaching young orangutans how to survive in the wild so they can be released when they're older. Only the first two episodes of this show are available on YouTube for free but I also devoured any clips I could find. I found this show particularly hilarious because the baby orangs are adorable. They cry when they don't get their cups of milk fast enough or when they can't figure out how to crack into a coconut. I always see adult orangutans as slow moving, so the activity and demanding personalities of the babies delighted me. If nothing else, watch these two clips because I have watched the clips of the babies screaming and the humans overreacting to fake snakes on repeat for ages.

Chimp Empire (Netflix) - Two chimpanzee groups in Uganda's Ngogo forest face off over territory and food, while each group faces their own struggles from within. This one is about wild chimps and it is fascinating to see their natural ways outside of rescue centers. The cinematography is gorgeous; I'd love to know how they got all these shots without disturbing the chimps. It's only 4 episodes; I wish it was longer but it packs a lot into its short run time.

Meet The Chimps (Disney+) - A one season show focusing on chimps living in a rescue center in Louisiana. A single season show so you don't get a lot of time with the chimps but it's got a much smaller number of chimps to get to know than Monkey Business. Also the troops are housed near each other so it's interested to see the dominance displays, even through a fence. My favorite part was near the end with the mystery of who was the father of an accidental baby. I guessed wrong!

Kingdom Of The Apes: Battle Lines (Disney+) - Two separate ape groups, one of chimps and the other of gorillas, sort out fights for dominance and leadership of the troop in their own ways. Personally I didn't like this one. Jumping back and forth between gorillas and chimps in a documentary less than an hour didn't leave me very invested, but I thought I'd add it if anyone was interested.

I'll throw in a couple podcasts too, should be free on your preferred podcast app:

Ologies, one episode on primatology and a separate episode on gorillaology

National Park After Dark, a two-part episode on the life, work, and murder of Dian Fossey, a primatologist who worked with gorillas and wrote the book 'Gorillas In the Mist'

The Wild With Chris Morgan, an episode on orangutans called People Of The Forest

There are a lot more documentaries I want to watch, especially several for free on YouTube. I hope this list is of interest to you and I welcome recommendations from anyone else.

[where-is-zedaph]

Zedaph found an extremely rare cardboard box in the wild! What a beautiful sight

[superbeans89]

‘Freed by the windy conditions, the supermarket trolleys are returning to their natural habitat.’

[cynosurus]

For anyone in Sweden who loves rabbits, this documentary on rabbits and hares is now streaming on SVT.

(Oh, it seems it's available in some location on youtube as well:

[wormdramafever]

Movie night! Choose your starter!

[wedgeantill]

Birds Puffins

[tyrantisterror]

Everyone, I've made an important discovery! After decades of being lost media, I've finally discovered the unfinished audio recording of Sir David Attenborough's 90's documentary Monarch of the Lions! Up till now it's only been known from written transcripts! This is so exciting!

[hectic-hector]

It was decided in The Rat Gang server on Discord that a group of Brunos is called a worry, and I couldn’t help but picture a bunch of him standing around nervously like meerkats. 😁

[thelostsmiles]

Benedict Cumberbatch recording Arctic: Our Frozen Planet behind-the-scenes

[myrtlefics]

LCDrarry Fic Claim: Caribou Garden

Alone with his swotty, posh, nemesis-turned-colleague on an uninhabited island in the far north, cinematographer Harry Potter grapples with his inconvenient crush. A nature documentary-inspired fic with magical caribou migrations, dramatic landscapes, and only one tent.

Rating: T

Words: 2,651

Read here on AO3! https://archiveofourown.org/collections/LCDrarry2024/works/55264465

This was such a fun and lovely fest, as always, and full of incredible works! Thanks for reading, and thanks to @lcdrarry for your brilliant modding 💙