A long time ago I talked about Savage Splendor, a film that details what a few explorers in the 1940s found upon traveling to Africa, a continent often forgotten when it comes to international affairs. This rather short documentary shows us that Africa is home to many unique animal species and landscapes that don't exist anywhere else. The environments are also enormous. The movie doesn't really have a storyline, but there are many memorable experiences throughout. Armand Denis (the film maker) and his wife Michaela start off by traveling to east africa, then a British colony. They see various potentially dangerous wild animals, such as elephants and rhinos. Natives from a certain tribe demonstrate how to trap a hyena, and one man is even attacked by a leopard as he goes to retrieve river water (this part looks kind of staged). Later, they observe seals, vultures and penguins along the coast and extract blood from one of the seals, causing it to humorously waddle back into the ocean as fast as it can. They then go to look at ostriches and even ride some of them and cook some of their eggs. The egg of an ostrich provides a meal big enough for six humans. Along the way to meet tribesmen they encounter pelicans in a lake and hippos fighting. One of the film's most tense moments occurs when they enlist the help of a tribe in order to capture a baby gorilla. The film makers and natives then go to a location with a tall tree and have someone climb it in order to get honey from a beehive. The natives seem to be immune to bee stings as well, despite the insects swarming everywhere. The film then says that because Africa has so many intriguing species and sights to see, you'll never be able to forget it. It's even more mind blowing to think that this film only covers the section of the continent located beneath the Sahara Desert, as North African countries such as Egypt are way different and have thousands more ancient stories to tell. Because this film has quite a lot of footage pertaining to exotic wildlife and scenery, I think I'm correct in saying it's one of the foremost documentaries on africa, even if they only explored a fraction of the whole landmass. I've heard there are other films of this nature made by Armand, and I can't wait to see them.