The Best Documentaries About Animals
This is a list or the best documentaries about animals includes popular and recognizable titles, along with a lot of independent films about animals, ranked by the community, with videos and trailers. What is the best documentary about animals? Vote on the list below to find out, or add your favorite animal-related documentary, if it isn't already included.Â
With every vote, the order of the list will be changed to see which animal documentaries comes out on top. If you do not see your favorite on the list, add it along with the titles below so others may vote on it as well. This list currently includes titles such as Grizzly Man, about a man who lived with bears for 13 summers in Alaska and March of the Penguins, about the arctic bird's trek during its breeding season.
Documentaries are nonfiction and made with the intention of displaying reality for historical purposes and to educate those watching the film. Most documentaries are driven by independent filmmakers and those passionate about the topics they are portraying.
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Ellen Garland, Michelle Fournet- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Drew Xanthopoulos
Two biologists set out on an undertaking as colossal as their subjects -- deciphering the complex communication of whales. Dr. Michelle Fournet and Dr. Ellen Garland journey to opposite hemispheres ...more - 2David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Thomas Anguti Johnston
- 3Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
The story of Tilikum, a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people, underscores problems within the sea-park industry, man's relationship to nature, and how little has been ...moreAvailable On:
- When a rival pride attacks and kills her mate, lioness Ma di Tau faces an arduous battle to preserve the lives of herself and her three cubs. She knows the conquering lions will kill her offspring if ...more
- 5Pierce Brosnan, Rie Miyazawa, Pedro Armendáriz