Disney's,"African Cats" Trailer: Documentary Will be released on "Earth Day," April 22nd

African Cats, referred to as a "true life adventure, tells the true story of two animal families in the wild by using real-life footage. The film focuses on a young lion  cub named Mara being raised by his mother, Layla, a mother cheetah  named Sita who is raising five newborns, and Fang, the leader of a pride defending his family from a banished lion. With so many species competing for space and food in the savanna, the animals must figure out the best way to survive.
The 6-month old cub, Mara, aspires to follow his mother Layla's footsteps. Layla suffers a serious injury from a fight with other animals, making it more difficult for her to tend to Mara. As a result of the injury, Mara faces an uncertain future, and her loyalty to her mother is challenged. Another character, Sita the adult cheetah, tries to protect her newborn cubs from the various dangers of the savanna. She regularly has to leave her cubs in order to hunt food, risking the possibility of them being attacked by lions, hyenas, adult male cheetahs, and other large mammals. Separately, Fang, the leader of the pride, has recently broken his tooth in a battle with another animal. A rival group of lions headed by a lion named Kali are trying to dethrone Fang, and Fang must prove that he is still the king.
Life on the savanna is full of challenging conditions and eager competitors, but the animals must all find a way to survive. Although all three of the stories take place on the African savanna, each adventure operates independent of one another.

The families of the animals in African Cats were filmed on the Maasai Mara National reserve, a major game region in southwestern Kenya. The Maasai Mara is one of the few remaining places in Africa where lions, cheetahs and leopards live in large numbers and in close proximity.To help achieve scientific accuracy, the directors recruited Dr. Sarah Durant of the Zoological Society of London. Durant worked in Tanzania for the last 19 years, studying cheetahs and working toward the conservation of all of Africa’s large carnivores.The film is also narrated by Samuel L. Jackson.