Zootopia Special

Anthropomorphic animal tales have been a cultural mainstay for a couple of millennia this side of Aesop, but it was Walt Disney of course, who elevated the genre to cultural trope – and built an empire on animal animation. With that pedigree (and studio honcho John Lasseter’s reverence for Disney tradition) it’s no wonder that Zootopia, the latest animated feature from Walt Disney Animation, follows squarely in those footsteps.

As Zootopia director Rich Moore likes to say, nothing is more adorable than a bunnie rabbit. And the history of Disney animation is filled with adorable, smart rabbits of all kinds.