To enter the contest, have your kids leave a comment below with their favorite animal and why. Select families will be drawn at random and will be chosen to attend the screening!
SYNOPSIS:
Eleven-year-old Kirra (Bindi Irwin) has a great love for all animals as the daughter of a widowed zoo veterinarian in Australia. But when her father is injured and must be hospitalized for several months, Kirra is forced to go stay with her estranged grandfather, Gus (Beau Bridges), in South Africa. Kirra doesn’t want to leave her father’s side, especially to stay with a grandfather she barely knows in a strange country. Arriving in South Africa, Kirra is even more disheartened to discover that Gus is the owner of a dilapidated seaside theme park, which is quickly losing its few customers to rival park owner Rolf (Stephen Jennings).
Gus’ business is given a miraculous boost though when a fierce storm traps a baby orca whale in his lagoon, turning his park into the area’s main attraction. The growing orca, named Willy, has an inhibited sense of echolocation making his survival in the wild, apart from his pod, impossible. But Kirra also realizes that the orca will outgrow the lagoon very quickly. Gus thinks his only choice is to sell Willy to Rolf’s successful park, where the orca will be safe…but forever captive.
With time running out before Rolf claims him, Kirra must not only locate Willy’s pod, but also find a way to teach the young whale to survive and be free in the open sea.
The World Aquarium’s mission is to increase the understanding of aquatic life and environments of the world, enable people to conserve the world of water, and provide leadership for the preservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources. In conjunction with the Conservation for the Oceans Foundation, we strive to give support to sustainability of ocean resources and achieve a decrease in pollution activities through our mission to inspire mechanisms for better environment understanding.
For more information on the World Aquarium, visit their official website at worldaquarium.org.
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FAVORITE ANIMAL ARE DOLPHINS AND WHALES THEY ARE SO LARGE AND GRACEFUL.
we love all animals..Big and Small..
whales "Shamoo" lions, tigers and all pets
Koala bear because they are cool looking!
Love pugs puppies ..coz they are so amazing & cute !!!
Penguins are awesome!!!
My son says his favorite animal is a gorilla...because it is Almost as strong as him. (hahah)
We LOVE the city museum...seeing a movie here would be fun.
My daughter loves cats. I mean ALL kinds of animals. She has soo many stuffed animals it's pathetic. She likes lions, tigers, cheetahs the most. She would REally love to see this movie at the City Museum. Sounds like a fun night.
I love lions. They are king of the jungle. I would love to see this movie at city museum. That place rocks!!
thye love cats because u cn cuddle with them
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