Arkelope

"Arkelope is an animated short that takes a pointed look at endangered species and human indifference. When a middle-aged couple come across a nature documentary on the decline of the Arkelope while channel-surfing, they learn that although the species has managed to survive a variety of natural disasters, it is now in imminent danger of extinction due to man's short-sightedness. With a serious yet funny approach, this little film illustrates human passivity in the face of the ubiquitous TV set."--Website.

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""Arkelope is an animated short that takes a pointed look at endangered species and human indifference. When a middle-aged couple come across a nature documentary on the decline of the Arkelope while channel-surfing, they learn that although the species has managed to survive a variety of natural disasters, it is now in imminent danger of extinction due to man's short-sightedness. With a serious yet funny approach, this little film illustrates human passivity in the face of the ubiquitous TV set."--Website."@en
"A seriously funny animated look at endangered species and human passivity in the face of the ubiquitous TV set."
""A caustically humorous take on televised nature documentaries, Arkelope is an animation short that challenges us to face up to our careless treatment of the other species on the planet - before we ourselves meet a similar fate."--Container."@en
"Almost for ever and ever, the Arkelope, mythical Everybeast, roamed the earth in natural harmony until, at last, the beastliest creatures of all threatened its existence. For sport, fasion, food and financial gain, they tracked the Arkelope until now it teeters on the brink of extinction!"@en
"While searching for diversion on television one evening, a middle-aged couple lights upon a nature documentary recounting the decline of the Arkelope. Though it has managed to survive a variety of natural disasters and calamities, the Arkelope has been reduced, through human indifference and short-sightedness, to a species whose very existence is in imminent danger. A seriously funny animated look at endangered species and human passivity in the face of the ubiquitous TV set."
"While searching for a diversion on television one evening, a middle-aged couple lights upon a nature documentary recounting the decline of the arkelope. Though it has managed to survive a variety of natural disasters and calamities, the arkelope has been reduced, through human indifference and short-sightedness, to a species whose very existence is in imminent danger."@en
"A grimly satirical animated story in which a couple watch a television documentary about the "arkelope," a species hunted almost to the point of extinction for sport and fashion accessories, then ignore the last surviving arkelope when it knocks on their door and seeks their assistance. Suggested audience: intermediate, junior secondary."