Animals & Wildlife
Explore amazing animals & wildlife documentaries on Docsville. Discover nature, wildlife, and wild adventures across the natural world.
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Oink
OINK explores humanity's contradictory bond with pigs, from factory farming to family pets—a chaotic journey blending violence and sentimentality. Featuring Steadman's Orwell illustrations, a talking piglet, wild hogs shot from helicopters, and xenotransplantation, this mad romp from China to Wil...
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State of Rodeo
"State of Rodeo" tracks Florida's diverse cowboys and cowgirls, exploring the cattle industry's deep heritage from Ponce de Leon to today. This sport's enduring tradition is a founding industry of our nation. Yet, few know that Florida played an integral role in shaping this pivotal piece of west...
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The Last Surviving Cheetah
'The Last Surviving Cheetahs' chronicles a director's 20-year quest through remote Iran. Initially believed extinct, the film reveals the elusive Asiatic Cheetah. It features unprecedented footage, retracing a journey to document this critically endangered species and its fight for survival.
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Nano Worlds
Sheri Neva's day job sparks unexpected artistic discovery at the nanoscale. Using an electron microscope, she invites us to reexamine our world. We follow her as she pursues a tiny water bear, or tardigrade, as her next microphotography subject, revealing a hidden universe.
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Some Dogs Go To Heaven
"Some Dogs Go To Heaven" documentary exposes the animal homelessness crisis and its impact on communities. It follows nonprofit Chiquita's Friends as they conduct animal welfare operations across the US and in impoverished regions of Mexico.
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He Ain't Gonna Make It
Argentinian songwriter Tomi Lebrero stars in an eccentric road movie across the pampas. Eschewing clichés, he travels with two mares and a colt, meeting wild characters. This modern minstrel narrates his journey through songs that paint the landscapes and the beautiful, complex simplicity of its ...
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Right To Harm
"RIGHT TO HARM exposes the public health crisis of factory farming (CAFOs) in five U.S. rural communities. The film reveals how state agencies fail to regulate these operations, whose millions of gallons of untreated waste devastate neighbors' quality of life. Fed up, these disenfranchised citize...
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Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary
In a world where thousands of dolphins live behind bars, a team of marine conservationists is on a mission. Their goal: to return these majestic mammals to their true home—the wild.
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Three Bulgarian Lions
An international team races to save three lions born into a brutal Bulgarian zoo. With the government blocking them, their mission to rewrite the lions’ fate becomes a desperate fight against time. This inspirational film chronicles the rescue's urgent struggle.
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The Boy From The Wild
“The Boy from the Wild,” by Peter Meyer, tells an incredible true story. He grew up on a South African game reserve founded by his father, who dreamed of returning captive wildlife to the wild. This moving, cinematically stunning documentary reveals Peter's survival, his heartfelt lessons, and a ...
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Alaska Long Hunters
Experience 1960s Alaska through a young bush pilot’s thrilling true story. From perilous flights in -60°F storms to majestic wilderness, he finds God and life's meaning. Based on "Last of the Long Hunters," this tale of adventure, camaraderie, and heartbreak captures a vanished frontier era. A jo...
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The Water Dancers
Dragonflies are the sentinels of the Earth. Being among the oldest creatures on our planet, they have lived in harmony with the indigenous plants and animals of Earth’s bountiful landscapes for 300 million years. We came, we conquered and we evicted them from their habitats. Now, after millennia ...
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The Wonderful World of Dogs
A woman obsessed with dogs soiling her lawn. A pelican eyeing a Chihuahua. A dog in drag, another loving dubstep. This is the wonderful, weird world of dogs. Meet Boris, Pebbles, and the delinquent Fugly. Explore the myths and obsessions of doting owners and their canine companions. It’s a story ...
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Rat
Through convicts' eyes, Britain's prison system is failing. It rarely rehabilitates, often worsening mental health and hindering return to society. The charity Landworks offers a solution, providing current and former prisoners with skills and community bonds to successfully rebuild their lives.
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The Natural History of the Chicken
Through interviews and re-enactments, eclectic characters reveal the surprising role of chickens in their lives. This film explores the history of America's popular food, portraying birds as more than mere nutrition. From tales of headless runners and miraculous resuscitations to a woman who pref...
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Animalicious
A chihuahua eaten by a boa. A shotgun-wielding turkey. These tragic, terrifying tales form a documentary that bewilders and amuses. An unexpected reflection on justice, fate, and coexistence, it reveals a bizarre side of animal life we rarely see, leaving viewers both horrified and captivated.
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The Singing Contest
In Rio, an elderly man lovingly prepares his curió, an endangered songbird, for a prestigious singing contest. This cherished tradition spotlights a profound bond, but also casts a complex shadow, as the very birds celebrated for their beautiful songs are vanishing from the wild.
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It Started With A Duck
In Bangladesh, rising floods threaten survival. Refusing to see her crops fail, Janahara bought ducks. Her story is one of resilience, showcasing the crucial role women play on the frontlines of climate adaptation, forging new paths to security on a warming planet.
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Music For Elephants
A unique, moving documentary about concert pianist Paul Barton. On Thailand's River Kwai, he plays works by great composers for blind, injured, and orphaned elephants at a sanctuary. The film reveals the secret, profound love these endangered animals have for music, with amazing, touching results.
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Oink: Man Loves Pig
Movie
This documentary delves into the complex and often contradictory relationship between humans and pigs, highlighting the ironic juxtaposition of factory farming and the keeping pigs as pets. It skillfully combines a variety of narratives, featuring Ralph Steadman's Animal Farm illustrations, a tal...
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Twisted Tales
1 season
"Twisted Tales", and Emmy-winning series narrated by Dick Cavett, takes viewers on a captivating journey through time, exploring humanity's evolving relationship with animals. Each episode delves into creatures like cats, dogs, and worms, revealing how our interactions have shaped their nature-an...
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Puppy Academy
1 season
We accompany six puppies and their human companions as they embark on the journey from the initial stages of puppy school to their graduation day. Featuring a diverse range of breeds, viewers will discover essential skills such as house training, bark management, fun party tricks, socialize with ...
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Shark Gordon
1 season
Travel the globe with renowned expert Ian Gordon in this adrenaline-fueled marine adventure series. Get up close and personal with diverse shark species as he explores their natural habits, feeding grounds, and behaviors. Discover the truth behind what makes these magnificent, misunderstood apex ...