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Those early films, dubbed True-Life Adventures, were a sensation: They won Oscars and became classroom staples.
And ever since, Disney has been deeply committed to the nature documentary.
In 2019, when Disney acquired the 21st Century Fox assets, they also gained control of National Geographic.
With that in mind, weve decided to cherry-pick the very best nature documentaries on Disney+.
These are strictly the best feature-length nature documentaries available on the platform.
One additional caveat: Theyre the best documentaries on the serviceright now.
The movies below are both hugely entertaining and hugely important.
And honestly, who can blame you?
And who knew that hyenas hunted flamingos?
(But dont worry even in death, their life force returns to the lake.)
Portmans narration is stately and engaged, expertly complimenting jaw-dropping underwater photography.
Its like a feature film adaptation of EPCOT Centers old Living Seas pavilion.
But once the water starts flowing,everythingchanges.
Jane(2017)
This one is cheating (sort of).
(This footage has a haunted, eerie quality, underlined by the propulsive Philip Glass score.)
(Fun fact: Hibler was also a writer on such beloved Disney classics asCinderellaandPeter Pan.)
Who wants to march when you cangroove?
(We wont spoil it here, but have your antidepressants handy.)
Incredibly,Polar Bearwas helmed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson, who also worked on the penguins-set-to-1980s-jams filmPenguins.
If this is the last Disneynature movie, then they left us with its bleakest, most beautiful statement.
But at the time this footage must have been mind-blowing, especially in full color.
Theres also a part with the prairie chicken where they play stereotypical tribal music for comical effect.Yikes.)
The calf is helpless for the first few seconds, narrator Hibler gravely intones.
