Do you like animal documentaries?

Do you enjoy watching animal documentaries?
I really like them, halfway through Planet Earth and it is absolutely amazing!

Sure.

Planet Earth is great, so is Life.

I'll continue with the sentiment that Planet Earth is awesome, but for the most part I don't really care for animal documentaries.

Only if they have got David Attenborough narrating.

Okay, not ONLY if they have David Attenborough, but Attenborough documentaries are far superior to any other natural history documentaries.

I use to a lot. When I was growing up I owned a zoo's worth of reptiles and amphibians. I use to go out and catch them myself, something I picked up from my dad. I caught a juvenile American alligator once (I let this one go). I use to idolize the Crocodile Hunter.

But I just don't get into it the way I use to.

@Hizang: Hasn't aired in the US yet, I'll catch it when it comes on Discovery.

I guess. I don't actively seek them out, but if I stumble across one, I may sit down and see it through.

I like pretty much most documentaries as an adult for some reason. I just like learning about stuff. I miss the days when I lived with a guy and we placed PC games so much that we had Tech TV or National Geographic or Animal Planet on in the background. I play so much console stuff now I don't have that chance.

@MattyFTM said:

Only if they have got David Attenborough narrating.

The same. That man's my hero.

I really dig stuff with science or the universe. Speaking of the universe, I like the show The Universe that comes on the History Channel. (Or it at least used to come on.)

As for animal documentaries, I'll watch the occasional Bigfoot documentary if I can find one. Really dig stuff that has to do with life in the ocean, too.

I'll watch them but I much prefer more 'sciency' documentaries.

Depends on the animal(s) in question. But anything that has wolves is awesome. It's been scientifically proven that wolves increase the quality of anything by a 150%.

The Planet Earth series is pretty amazing.

@Dany said:

Planet Earth is great, so is Life.

I don't know why, but I just couldn't sit through Planet Earth. The American version of Life was unwatchable because of Oprah narrating it. I watch Nature on PBS every couple of weeks. I really enjoyed the one about the wasps that live in fig trees.
 
When I was a kid, the local video store had the Trials of Life series and I watched the hell out of those.
  "FIND OUT WHY WE CALL THEM ANIMALS!"
  

Planet Earth and Life are two of my favorites.  They're excellent to fall asleep too. Not saying they're boring, it's just one of their powers.

I absolutely love animal documentaries, David Attenborough is my idol. I can't believe that Oprah narrated Life for the US??!?!

Frozen Planet was incredible, every single episode.

I also love documentaries like "Wonders of the Universe".

Yeah, Frozen Planet is pretty great. Shame that it will be Attenborough's last. Thank God America saw sense and will be airing the Global Warming episode... I was about ready to weep for my nation.

Only with the dulcet tones of Sir Attenborough providing commentary.

Generally, I only watch animal documentaries when I'm falling-down drunk. I find them super interesting at the time but am hard pressed to actually remember anything about the documentary after the fact :/

I really liked The Lion King. Gave me a great insight into a pride and what life for lions is like.

@Dany said:

Planet Earth is great, so is Life.

If everybody watched these, the world would be a better place.

@DuskVamp said:

And this guy is awesome. I could listen to him talk for hours.

Sure, who doesn't love nature?

Anybody watched Human Planet? It's sitting in my backlog.

@PenguinDust: That is one of the weirdest documentaries I've ever seen. The people they interviewed seemed like bad actors and I remember them having what sounded like happy, chirpy music playing when they were interviewing them. On a documentary about a man and his girlfriend living with and being brutally killed by bears.

Dude, I love animal documentaries.

@Wrighteous86 said:

Yeah, Frozen Planet is pretty great. Shame that it will be Attenborough's last. Thank God America saw sense and will be airing the Global Warming episode... I was about ready to weep for my nation.

But they once again forgo Attenborough's narration in favour of a Hollywood actor.

The most recent animal documentary I saw was Project Nim which was about the life of an ape that was taught to sign. It was also about the story of the scientists who studied Nim, so it wasn't a pure "animal documentary".

I highly recommend it.

@MattyFTM said:

Only if they have got David Attenborough narrating.

Okay, not ONLY if they have David Attenborough, but Attenborough documentaries are far superior to any other natural history documentaries.

horrible actors unlike those in the 90s

Yes. But only when the animals are straight. When they are prancing around not reproducing is when I get worried about natural ecosystems.

I love animal documentaries they give you insight on how cool the world is

@Wrighteous86: Why, because we're not easily lead and are suspicious of authority?

"NO! Because we're ignorant and stubborn!"

I love animals. And Documentaries. Having both together is the best thing.

Try "A Conversation with Koko." It's amazing!

Tell me son, do you like...Gladiator moves?