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Abstract

This article examines Walt Disney’s 1950s-era Academy Award-winning wildlife film, , the first full-length feature film in Disney’s series. Using a historical case study approach, the nature and significance of the film and its narrative’s impact on the public’s understanding of and connection to the natural world are explored. Although the film was produced 70 years ago, its impact is still felt in the wildlife and nature films of today. The article addresses several questions: Where does ’s narrative fall on a continuum of authenticity? How accurately does the film describe the relationship between human and non-human life? And how might the film’s authenticity (or lack thereof) have impacted the public’s understanding of nature, its inhabitants and the environment?

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