Disenchanted Forest (2002)

(0) based on 0 votes
We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction. Two years in the making, the film is an intimate portrayal of the world of orangutans, the threats to their survival and the people committed to help them thrive. The film focuses on a recent discovery that orangutans do not rely on animal instinct for survival, but instead have a culture that they have preserved from generation to generation.
Directors
Release Date
Feb 14, 2002
Runtime
00h 52m
Genre
Available in streaming on

We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction. Two years in the making, the film is an intimate portrayal of the world of orangutans, the threats to their survival and the people committed to help them thrive. The film focuses on a recent discovery that orangutans do not rely on animal instinct for survival, but instead have a culture that they have preserved from generation to generation.

Movies like Disenchanted Forest

On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Discovery

The biggest breakthrough in the search for Sasquatch has just been found in Northern Washington. Documentarian, Seth Breedlove heads to the Olympic Peninsula where he finds the Olympic Project; a Bigfoot research group who have found the best evidence for the existence of the creature. Breedlove and members of the Olympic Project head deep into the forests of the Pacific Northwest to learn more about the infamous “Nest Site”. A location that holds the key to understanding what people are encountering around the United States. Along the way they find that the evidence they seek might not be the only thing waiting for them in the shadowy woods… On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Discovery promises to make you question the way you look at the subject of unknown creatures in America.
Search similar movies
4.0
On+the+Trail+of+Bigfoot%3A+The+Discovery
On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Discovery

2021

Search similar movies
Ostseeparadies Rügen

The white chalk cliffs of Rügen are among the most impressive natural monuments on earth, which the painter Casper David Friedrich immortalized for posterity as early as the 19th century. Germany's largest island with its seaside resorts from the Gründerzeit, its smaller side islands and peninsulas that give it its shape, its lagoon-like Bodden waters, the dense beech forests, the yellow rapeseed fields and the meadows, the shady tree avenues and the white sandy beaches is not only a magnet for tourists, but also a unique natural paradise in the middle of the Baltic Sea, a habitat for the rare white-tailed eagle, fallow deer, raccoon dogs and badgers as well as a resting place for huge swarms of migratory birds such as geese and cranes that can be heard trumpeting from afar. In this nature documentary, the unique landscapes and the diversity of the animal world of Rügen are captured with beautiful pictures during the changing of the seasons.
Search similar movies
Ostseeparadies+R%C3%BCgen
Ostseeparadies Rügen

2005

Search similar movies
The Leopard Legacy

Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River, facing a constant battle to hunt successfully, defend her territory and protect her cubs against enemies.
Search similar movies
8.0
The+Leopard+Legacy
The Leopard Legacy

2020

Search similar movies
March of the Penguins

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
Search similar movies
7.1
March+of+the+Penguins
March of the Penguins

2005

Search similar movies
White Winter

In southern Germany, winter can still be admired in all its glory every year. With its white coat of snow and icicles and myriads of small crystals that look like geometric works of art. In the valleys and on the slopes the snow is still so thick every year that the alpine huts are snowed in up to the windows. Cows and dairymen are safe in their farms at lower altitudes. But not the wild creatures of the mountains! They need strategies to survive the cold season and to defy snow masses, cold and ice. And some seem to do it so easily that they even raise their young in the middle of winter. But how do animals, plants and fungi cope with the annually recurring ice age, which from our perspective is a time of need? The many adaptations in nature prove that winter is an integral part of the natural cycle of the year and the living environment of species. They are adapted to cold and frost. That is why the animals and plants at the edge of the Alps suffer particularly from climate change!
Search similar movies
10.0
White+Winter
White Winter

2022

Search similar movies
Kalahari, l'autre loi de la jungle

For the animal and plant world that lives there, the Kalahari is a region as grandiose as it is unforgiving. For a long time it was thought that only the law of the strongest could survive here. But a completely different strategy is needed: cooperation.
Search similar movies
7.3
Kalahari%2C+l%27autre+loi+de+la+jungle
Kalahari, l'autre loi de la jungle

2021

Search similar movies
Rave on for the Avon

Fall in love with our Avon and the people fighting to protect it, the Bristol way! Rave On For The Avon is a feature-length documentary film that follows campaigners and river lovers through six seasons: their highs and lows, love and loss.
Search similar movies
Rave+on+for+the+Avon
Rave on for the Avon

2024

Search similar movies
Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Search similar movies
7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Search similar movies
Earth

An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet – polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
Search similar movies
7.6
Earth
City Slickers: A tale of two African penguins

Fifteen years ago, a handful of African Penguins, normally found only on remote islands off the Southern African coast, stumbled across on of the Cape's most beautiful and popular tourist beaches. They swam, they saw, they conquered. And today, Boulders beach is home to more than 4,000 of these delightful, resourceful and entertaining seabirds who live side by side with their human neighbours -well, most of the time! These knee-high invaders not only share the beach, they dodge traffic, scale fences, and take over gardens, the golf course and even the occasional bedroom! For the two feathered stars, Henry and Margot, it's a tale of romance, the challenges of parenthood, separation and a penguin's worst nightmare, oil.
Search similar movies
City+Slickers%3A+A+tale+of+two+African+penguins
City Slickers: A tale of two African penguins

2002

Search similar movies
Penguins Under Siege

The untold story of South Africa's blackfoot Penguins.
Search similar movies
Penguins+Under+Siege
Penguins Under Siege

2004

Search similar movies
The African Penguin

The African penguin is the only penguin that lives on the African continent. It was known as the jackass penguin because of its donkey-like call. This film covers the life cycle of this incredible bird, fom mating to laying of eggs to hunting and the moulting cycle. Sadly, it also shows the stark reality of a bird on the road to extinction.
Search similar movies
The+African+Penguin
The African Penguin

2009

Search similar movies
Madagascar or the Great Carnival of the Cameleons

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.5
Madagascar+or+the+Great+Carnival+of+the+Cameleons
Madagascar or the Great Carnival of the Cameleons

2024

Search similar movies
Umnak - Aleutian Islands

Explorers and amateur directors Mariana Ianovska and Viktor Posnov embark on a 40 day long trip across Umnak Island.
Search similar movies
Umnak+-+Aleutian+Islands
Umnak - Aleutian Islands

2021

Search similar movies
The Giants

A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of power. His story is interwoven with the life cycle of the ancient trees he's fighting for.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+Giants
The Giants

2023

Search similar movies
Among the Wolves

A vast, snow-covered forest, untouched by human presence. Two men cross it, bags on their backs, cross a frozen river and finally arrive at the peatland, a vast white expanse. For years, Yves the painter and Olivier the photographer, have traveled the world, meeting wildlife from one pole to the other, privileged and concerned witnesses to the fragile beauty of the planet. But the two men share a common dream: to see a wolf pack live, grow, and spread out. One day, their search leads them to a hideout in no-man's-land between Iceland and Russia, a place conducive to a different temporality. The wait begins. Over the seasons, they will stand there in these eight square meters of wood, silent amid an unchanging scenery, until they gradually become part of the “picture” and immerse themselves in the life of the wolves. A motionless adventure...
Search similar movies
Among+the+Wolves
Among the Wolves

2024

Search similar movies
Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinematic rollercoaster ride for all ages, Deep Blue uses amazing footage to tell us the story of our oceans and the life they support.
Search similar movies
6.8
Deep+Blue
La vérité si je menthe

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
La+v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9+si+je+menthe
La vérité si je menthe

2021

Search similar movies
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

Isolated from the rest of the world since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand’s magnificent wildlife has been left to its own devices for 80 million years, with surprising consequences. This series reveals New Zealand’s rich and intriguing wildlife stories, from the bustling communities of penguins hiding away in giant daisy forests to the kakapo – Earth’s only species of flightless nocturnal parrots. New Zealand was also the last place to be discovered and settled by people who brought with them new animals, like merino sheep and new predators like the stoat. Finally the series meets the pioneering conservation heroes who are fighting to save some of its most endangered species.
Search similar movies
7.7
New+Zealand%3A+Earth%27s+Mythical+Islands
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

2016

Search similar movies
The Arctic: 66.5 Degrees North

The beauty of the Arctic is breathtaking. For as long as we can remember, the Arctic has been associated with inhospitable cold. But the climate is changing, and with it the northern polar region, which begins beyond latitude 66.5 degrees north. Climate change is now happening four times faster north of the Arctic Circle than on the rest of the planet, making the future outlook dire. At the moment it is still possible for polar bears to raise their cubs, but hunting is becoming increasingly difficult on the drastically shrinking pack ice. The disappearance of the ice also affects the marine fauna. The wintry ice bridge between Canada and Greenland is threatened with collapse. The unstoppable melting of the permafrost, which has held the tundra together for thousands of years, is worrying. But the Arctic is still one of the wildest and loveliest regions on earth. A documentary visit to the Arctic - as long as it still exists.
Search similar movies
8.2
The+Arctic%3A+66.5+Degrees+North
The Arctic: 66.5 Degrees North

2023

Search similar movies
Povo da Floresta

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.0
Povo+da+Floresta
Povo da Floresta

2024

Search similar movies
L'Europe à la reconquête de la biodiversité

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.0
L%27Europe+%C3%A0+la+reconqu%C3%AAte+de+la+biodiversit%C3%A9
L'Europe à la reconquête de la biodiversité

2019

Search similar movies
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas

Trek into the hidden battlefields of northern Botswana where lions and spotted hyenas clash in overlapping territories. With never-before-seen footage, much of it filmed at night, you'll uncover an intense and vicious blood feud that has been waged for millennia. Follow the Southern Clan, led by a powerful hyena matriarch whose firstborn female cub kills her sister at birth to assure her succession as leader of the clan. Lurk in the shadows as a lioness from the Central Pride gives birth to three cubs and then encounters a deadly Egyptian cobra. You'll be stunned by breathtaking chase scenes as the hyena matriarch is brutally killed by a male lion, throwing the clan into chaos. Discover nature's savage conflicts in this ancient rivalry.
Search similar movies
9.0
Eternal+Enemies%3A+Lions+and+Hyenas
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas

1992

Search similar movies
Among the Wild Chimpanzees

In 1960 Jane Goodall set out for Tanzania's remote Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the behavior of man's closest living relative, the chimpanzee. With dedication and perseverance she earned the trust of a wild chimp community, and gradually they revealed their individual personalities and the rich tapestry of their daily life. This program looks at two landmark decades of Jane Goodall's work, including her dramatic discovery of chimpanzees making and using tools.
Search similar movies
7.3
Among+the+Wild+Chimpanzees
Among the Wild Chimpanzees

1984

Search similar movies
Le peuple du requin et moi

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.0
Le+peuple+du+requin+et+moi
Le peuple du requin et moi

2023

Search similar movies