Perfect Reading Material For A Squirrel
Photograph copyright: ALLAN COOK
This candid shot was sent to me by Allan Cook, a Canadian blogger who lives in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Unlike the adventurous squirrel in Finland that recently made the news for raiding a grocery shop at least twice a day to steal Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs, this critter is merely catching up on his reading. And what better way to do so than to peruse Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book. If you’re wondering why the shot is under-exposed, it’s simply because Allan chose not to fire the flash into the eyes of his little visitor.
It’s the perfect day to post this shot, with the announcement a few hours ago that a new $50 million (£24.8 million) film version of The Jungle Book will be made using wildlife footage. According to a BBC report, the joint venture between BBC Films and distributors Pathe, will mix action footage shot in Ranthambore, India. The film will be ready for release in 2009.
9 comments:
Its been so long since I've seen that disney version of it... probably a good thing to. Sounds like an interesting movie.
G'day Your Eminence,
Especially the fact that the footage will be ``live''.
Notice you've changed your photo again. This one's a winner ...
Keep smiling
David
It'll be hard to wean me off the Disney version... bet they don't have any stock footage of an orang-utang singing "I wanna be like you" - at least not as well as Louis Prima.
G'day Chertmeister,
Man, that is one great memory. Who could ever forget that!
Keep smiling
David
Aw heez cewt!
Is he a skwirrol? He looks very chipmunky.
Di yu see the foto's ov the red skwirrol on my blog larst week?
He waz tiny!
:@}
How long will they have to shoot footage before they get the bears to sing?
I thought he had chipmunk cheeks me'self Bob! Either way it's a cute one, and has the perfect summer reading book. Maybe it's studying for a part in the live action film?
Brian,
we Bears ar exslent singers. An darnsers, too.
...How long it took depends on how menny choklit peanuts wer on offer.
:@}
Good eye, there, Bob T. Bear! That is indeed a chipmunk and not a squirrel. I've learned to distinguish them because chipmunks are cuter and don't poop in your canoe (but that's another story).
Really hope they do a good job of the new movie -- it's a great book that deserves more justice than a Disney musical.
Of course, our local chipmunks have finished it and moved on to reading the latest Harry Potter...
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