This film, as is known, is the third release by Disneynature, following Oceans, and was released in theaters on Earth Day, April 22, 2011. The film is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and features the song "The World I Knew" by Season Six American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. A portion of the proceeds for the film are being donated to the African Wildlife Foundation and their effort to preserve Kenya's Amboseli Wildlife Corridor. The film's initiative with the African Wildlife Foundation is named "See African Cats, Save the Savanna," and as of April 12, 2011, advance ticket sales have translated into 9,500 acres of land saved in Kenya.

Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Keith Scholey
Produced by Alix Tidmarsh
Keith Scholey
Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson
Music by Nicholas Hooper
Distributed by Disneynature
Release date(s) April 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)
Running time 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Gross revenue $6,400,000

The families of the animals in African Cats were filmed on the Maasai Mara National Reserve, a major game region in south western 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.