Lupita Nyong’o remembers clearly the first time
she touched a giraffe. She was 5, and it was part
of her childhood education growing up in Kenya
to appreciate the wildlife around her.
“They weren’t exotic, they were there,” she recalled.
Over the years, the Oscar-winning actress
has been involved in conservation efforts to
preserve wildlife, and has spent time touring
the national parks of her homeland where
she got to marvel at the beauty of animals up
close. So when she was recruited by Simon
Fuller to narrate the new Discovery docuseries
“Serengeti,” which follows the trials and
tribulations of animal families including lions,
baboons, hyenas and elephants, it was an
energetic yes.
But it also attracted her for another reason.
“I’ve never heard any one like me narrate these
documentaries,” she said, speaking of her
African heritage, in a recent interview. “I was
really excited for the opportunity to narrate my
ownworld.”SERIES AIMS TO TELL WILDLIFE STORIES FROM DIFFERENT VIEW
Image: Geoff Bell