What do we really know about nature? Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to raise awareness of environmental issues such as climate change and to protect the environment from further harm. This year, Disney had its own celebration of Earth Day, highlighting how they educate their viewers through nature documentaries, including animals, which were captured live by filmmakers. Each film shows a new story of a specific animal, and what their challenges are throughout their journey. Disneynature was announced and founded in April 2008, after the success of Walt Disney’s documentary series True-Life Adventure, to encourage the audience to step outdoors.Â
According to The Walt Disney Company, Disney cares about science and nature documentary films and series on Disney+ because of connecting with the planet stories that have become remarkable to follow along with, caring more about Earth than ignoring it. Another one is taking action to make planet Earth healthier. In addition, from the Walt Disney Company Disney Conservation Fund ‌ (DCF) that Disneynature had worked with in every film, supports conservation projects through donations, and identifies the environmental organization as a right to keep moving forward around the world.Â
Disney Nature’s 28th film, Orangutan, streamed on Disney+ on Earth Day this year. If you haven’t seen the film already, I highly recommend it because it’s important to watch and learn more about orangutans. Orangutan focuses on Indah, who navigates her life of living independently. Other orangutans had been featured in the film, including Indah’s mother, Diann, her younger brother Bimo, and an alpha male named Bintang. The setting of the film, the jungles of Southeast Asia, while fog above the trees appears to develop into a mist. The risk of danger leads to the ground where the tiger approaches and climbs back up from the tree to avoid being hunted or attacked. Reported by ABC, Producer Roy Conli explains how he and Josh Gad, actor from Frozen, Frozen II, and The Wedding Ringer, who narrated the documentary film, teamed up to capture the audience’s interest in why the film is important to understand and the overall takeaway. He brought his narration to send messages of conservation and community efforts. Important from Conli, he hopes families will watch the film and walk away with a deeper connection to the animals, especially orangutans.Â
 Willing to spend time and resources on how to change the climate and to save animals, is the key goal in showing the beauty of our natural environment. It has come to my attention that I understand that the natural environment is real and not fake. It would be meaningful to help animals in need and keep them safe from harm. Nature is not a myth; it is a physical world with a combination of ecosystems with plants, animals, and natural forces. This is the reason to celebrate Earth Day by watching documentary films like this one, to raise awareness and keep spreading positive messages.Â
Editor’s note: the Her Campus at Pace editorial team also contributed to this story.