Animals DVD - Reviews

Daily Telegraph “Animals in the Womb was full to bursting with wonders of nature, great words to describe them and arcane facts about elephant trunks and dolphin testicles. But it was the visuals that really impressed. Following in the footsteps of Toby Macdonald’s stunning Life Before Birth, which last year depicted the inner voyage from conception to birth of a human, director Yavar Abbas exploited much the same technology. Employing this mix of cutting- edge graphics and “4D” (3D plus real-time) ultrasound scans, he followed the gestational journey of an elephant, a dolphin and a litter of golden retrievers. And what a spectacular journey it was, replete with never-before-seen images that brought every step of the process to vivid life before our eyes.”

The Times “This remarkable 90 minute film uses high-tech cameras, computer graphics and imaging experts to trace the journey of three of the most loveable mammals on the planet – the Asian elephant, the golden Labrador and the dolphin – from conception to birth. This is not an assemblage of Disney-style “aaah” moments; the programme is dense with information about each stage of development, at the same time shedding light on their evolutionary heritage. It is not often that one gets a chance to see a dog panting in the womb or a dolphin learning to swim in amniotic fluid. Or, for that matter, to watch an elephant being born.

Wall Street Journal “beautiful”

Oprah Winfrey “incredible… deserves the word Amazing”

New York Post “The images will knock your socks off”

Houston Chronicle “…these images of gestating life pack a powerful wallop”