To hate it when the film crew don't intervene in wildlife documentaries?

[Sparklingbrook]

DH just flicked onto a David Attenborough thing. The turtle was wedged between some rocks and couldn't get free.
He has now changed channel saying he can't watch any more.

I know they can't and shouldn't intervene probably. But still.

[LilyPapps]

Why is it 'irrelevant', OP? Or are only telegenic animals anthropomorphised by TV or by their status as pets worth caring about?

[limitedperiodonly]

that wasn't natural at all

But it was. I find it distressing and unnerving.

But that's probably because I don't observe animals in their natural state.

Maybe it's more acceptable for us to see cats killing birds than seals fucking them

[Uptheairymountain]

I remember watching that chimp hunt

Btw, Sparkling - what are you doing in AIBU?

[ClashCityRocker]

I wonder if it's the same with human-interest documentaries?

[NeedABumChangeNotANameChange]

I don't know limited I don't want to think Mother Nature is the cause of this, can't we blame global warming/video games/chemicals in the sea

[Sparklingbrook]

I think it's part of an argument for another thread Lily. I was purely musing over a clip of a wildlife documentary I happened to see about a turtle that was stuck. That's all.

I think you are trying to make something more of it. Because that's what has to be done apparently?

[NeedABumChangeNotANameChange]

happy link though again DM sorry

Safari park rangers saving baby elephant after the adult elephants couldn't.

[LilyPapps]

Tbh, if I engaged in sentimental thinking about an arbitrary group of animals deemed TV-worthy in AIBU, I'd expect to be called on it, OP.

[HumblePieMonster]

misread the thread title as 'To hate it when the film crew don't interview wildlife in documentaries'

[Sparklingbrook]

Called on what? You are reading into things way more than is necessary Lily.

[Sparklingbrook]

Ooh now, interviews would be great Humble. They could ask great questions like-

'Mrs Turtle how did it feel when you were wedged between those rocks and facing certain death?'

And Mrs Turtle could be all

[HumblePieMonster]

shame david frost isn't around. his questions after bradford were at about that level.

they could have asked the little girl elephant at the waterhole who was going to look after her now her mummy had died. she could say 'no-one. I've begged all these mummies and no-one will look after me. i'll die too, soon'.
That one really cut me up.

[FoxgloveFairy]

I hate these shows. I know that they show life in animal's natural habitat, but it can be so hard to watch. I even hate it when foxdog catches a rabbit- a rare event, she has no subtlety in hunting! Lesson is, I suppose, life can be brutal and short, as well as wonderful sometimes.

[Sparklingbrook]

Definitely Fox. Sparkling Cat brings dead stuff back all the time. I don't like it but it's what she does. We get grass snakes as gifts but she doesn't kill them for some reason.

[SirChenjin]

I do 'get' the lack of intervention when there is a kill - it's the way that one species feeds and survives.

I didn't 'get' one that I saw ages ago when they were following a herd of elephants and a baby got separated from the herd - both mother and baby were naturally extremely distressed, but the film crew did nothing to intervene and the baby presumably starved to death. That was quite barbaric.

[SirChenjin]

Have just seen 70is post upthread and she saw the same film - that will teach me to not read the whole thread.

[MidniteScribbler]

I think people do need to see the good and the bad of what happens, and yes, I do think that includes what happens to animals produced for food (and I say that as a committed omnivore). I also think people should see a video of cats and dogs giving birth so that they realise exactly what goes on before they decide to breed Fluffy.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Saddest thing I ever saw on a documentary was...brace yourselves...a leopard killed a baboon and was dragging it away when it realised there was a newborn baboon clinging to the body. The leopard for some reason did not kill the baby but snuggled up to it overnight and washed it and took care of it. But it couldn't feed it so the baby baboon died

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

A bit of handrearing wouldn't have gone amiss there.

[SirChenjin]

Oh whaaaat Fanjo???? That post should have come with a bit more of a warning than "brace yourselves"!!

[AlpacaYourThings]

And Mrs Turtle could be all

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Sorry

[Sparklingbrook]

Fanjo!

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Err I'm kidding the baboon was fine

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Fanjo

I saw that and was choked!

I totally understand what you mean op. I watch these documentaries and sit there thinking "JUST HELP IT FOR FUCKS SAAAAAKE".

I know they can't but it still makes me sad.

The seals fucking penguins thing is v shocking. The Penguins must surely die afterwards?