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The traditional way of doing Nature Documentaries is to present them in a serious, matter-of-fact way. In the 2000s, however, a new form began to emerge. These newer documentaries lean more on edutainment than previous ones. They dramatize and humanize the animals, often bordering on xenofiction. The main animals will usually be referred to by names and their lives will be told in a dramatic, anthropomorphic manner. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })African animals, and especially Big Cats in general, are the main target of these documentaries due to their popularity, though other species star in them as well. However, these documentaries are quite prone to What Measure Is a Non-Cute?; "ugly" or less easy-to-decipher animals such as reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates (with the occasional exception of attractive ones like butterflies) rarely get star billing in these types of documentaries. Due to the fact predators are often the focus of the documentaries, Predators Are Mean is usually averted. Scavengers Are Scum, however, is still game (though with scavengers being vicious rivals, rather than outright slimeballs). Overall, though, the works try to show that Predation Is Natural and that animals aren't "bad" just because of their diets. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Often times these series will refer to families as if they're royalty, such as referring to leaders as "kings" and "queens". As wild animals have a high infancy mortality rate, at least one youngster will die and if a mother has two children then it's unlikely both will survive. Nature Is Not Nice is a constant theme in these types of documentaries. These documentaries are not not without their critics. Some accuse them of personifying their animal subjects beyond any reasonable degree, and downplaying the harsh reality of the natural world in favor of a sanitized version. |
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Planet Earth: Dynasties is a dramatized documentary about families of animals. Each episode (besides the penguin episode) focuses on a specific family, such as the Marsh pride of lions in Lion. | |
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Meerkat Manor is the Trope Codifier. It's a series showcasing the lives of two groups of meerkats in a Reality TV-esque manner. In its case, it was known that the show uses some Manipulative Editing for narrative reasons. Meerkat Manor uses several different individuals to 'play' the same meerkat. | |
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The Walking with Dinosaurs movie takes this even further, by giving every dinosaur shown his name and personality. | |
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Walking with Beasts: Building upon the success of Walking with Dinosaurs, Beasts had a much tighter narrative focus in each of episodes and clearly defined characters than its predecessor, such as a Smilodon populator called Half-Tooth. Despite this, it still very much acts out as a nature documentary, even going so far as to be Darker and Edgier than Dinosaurs. | |
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Serengeti focuses on one year in the lives of several animals living in the Serengeti. It features both predator and prey animals, which means there aren't any "bad guy" characters. | |
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Prehistoric Planet occasionally has long drawn narratives in its segments, most notably theTriceratops one in "Forests". However for the most part its more interested in showing animals in Random Events Plot form, much as real life. | |
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Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet, a Lighter and Softer cut of Walking with Dinosaurs aimed at children, did this. The main series is more traditional. Walking with Dinosaurs is predominantly a traditional documentary (insofar as a series about dinosaurs can be considered such) but even it uses narrative tropes, such as Scavengers Are Scum. The Walking with Dinosaurs movie takes this even further, by giving every dinosaur shown his name and personality. |
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Dinosauria is essentially an anthology version of these. Each episode, though short, has a proper narrative, sometimes taking creative liberties but still based on actual fossil evidence. It is notably also compeltely devoid of narration. | |
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Savage Kingdom takes place in Savute, an arid region of Botswana's Chobe National Park. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions, but also focuses on African wild dogs, hyenas, and leopards. The different species have their own "kingdoms". | |
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