Picking up several months after the events of the first film, Kenai (voiced by Patrick Dempsey) - now a cave bear - is living happily with his foster brother Koda (voiced by Jeremy Suarez). Having just awoken from hibernation, the bears are off to Crowberry Ridge for the first berries of the season. Unfortunately, Kenai's haunted by memories of his childhood friend Nita (voiced by Mandy Moore), to whom he gave a special amulet many years ago. When he was a human child, he became friends with Nita, the daughter of the elder of a neighboring tribe. The pair's past friendship collides with the present as Kenai and Nita must undertake an excursion as bear and woman, respectively. The bears Kenai and Koda are on their way to Crowberry Ridge when they meet up with Nita, Kenai's childhood friend. Nita wants to burn the amulet Kenai gave her at Hokani Falls so she can marry Atka (voiced by Jeff Bennett). However, she has to do it with Kenai to send the bond back up to the spirits. At first, Kenai refuses, but finally agrees. Nita misses Kenai, but does not tell him. Instead, she asks if he misses being human, and if he ever thought of changing back. He replies that he has thought about it. Koda, who heard it all, races up a mountain and is finally found by Nita. However, the two are then caught in an avalanche. Kenai digs them out and tells Koda he'll never leave him. They make it to Hokani Falls, and burn the amulet. Nita can no longer understand animals, so she says goodbye. Koda asks his mother in the spirit-land to turn Kenai back into a man so he can be happy. Koda goes to the village to retrieve Nita, and Kenai is told by Rutt and Tuke (voiced by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas). Koda cannot go to the village because they will kill him. Kenai makes it there, and gets into a fight with Atka. He falls off a cliff into shallow water, where the spirits come. Koda tells Kenai that he asked the spirits to change him back into a man. Kenai tells Nita that he cannot change because he cannot leave Koda, but Nita tells him that she can. So, she turns into a bear that has same coloring as Kenai, and they get married. The film ends with Kenai and Nita getting married and Rutt and Tuke finding mates, and the spirits changing the cave painting of young Nita and Kenai into two bear cubs, since neither are human any more.
The film opens with a military veteran helicopter pilot and guide Don Stober (Andrew Prine) flying individuals above the trees of a vast national park. He states that the woods are untouched and remain much as they did during the time when the Native Americans lived there.
A brown bear mother named Sky gives birth to two cubs named Amber and Scout in her den on a mountain slope. When April comes the bears will be ready to leave the den. As the bears leave the oncoming summer brings with it a threat of avalanches. Fortunately the bears are able to avoid disaster. Upon reaching the lush valley below, the cubs meet the other bears, some of which pose a threat to the cubs; among these bears are Magnus, a big healthy male, and Chinook, an older male. The family works together to survive the spring, with Sky keeping the cubs safe from Tikaani, a pesky gray wolf. The cubs get to know how to defend themselves in encounters with Tikaani. Also the family must stay clear of the frequent dominance fights between Magnus and Chinook.
Herzog used sequences extracted from more than 100 hours of video footage shot by Treadwell during the last five years of his life. He also conducted and filmed interviews with Treadwell's family and friends, and bear and nature experts. Park rangers and bear experts commented on statements and actions by Treadwell, such as his repeated claims that he was defending the bears from poachers. Park rangers noted that there had never been a recorded incident of poaching at this national park.
In 1830, the sinister Crouteux Inn is set in wild and disturbing mountains ariegeois country. The establishment is run by Martin and Rose, a couple of innkeepers who regularly murdered by Violet - their deaf-mute adopted son - solo travelers to rob. One stormy night, a stagecoach in difficulty refuge in the inn. Among the travelers, the good father has been responsible Carnus a novice it must lead to a monastery lost in the mountains. Martin innkeeper learns that the route of a new road will divert travelers from its establishment. Fearing to be ruined, he decided to remove and jettison all travelers, despite opposition from his wife to the murder of the priest.
Le bon roi Balthazar s'ennuie car il n'y a plus aucun livre à lire dans son royaume. Sa mort approchant le peuple entier plonge dans une profonde déprime. Pougne le hérisson est persuadé que c'est de la faute de Boniface le Conteur qui est partie en exil. Lui et sa bande d'amis partent à sa recherche.
Le film se déroule dans l'Arctique au début du XXI siècle. Un couple d'ours se prépare à la venue au monde de leur ourson en bavardant avec un corbeau maladroit. Par malheur, ils sont pris en chasse par une meute de loups, auxquels ils échappent après une poursuite mouvementée ; mais quelque temps après, l'ourse donne naissance à un ourson mort-né. Au même moment, l'épouse d'un chasseur inuit accouche d'un fils en pleine santé qu'ils nomment « Petit Ours ». Pendant ce temps, l'ourse est inconsolable après la mort de son petit. L'ours tente de la consoler par tous les moyens, puis, désespéré, erre sur la glace et arrive aux abords de la maison du chasseur au moment où celui-ci est absent. Il s'approche de la maison, aperçoit le nouveau-né et profite d'un moment où la mère a le dos tourné pour entrer dans la maison et s'emparer du petit. Malgré les efforts de la femme, il parvient à s'enfuir. Dès son retour, le chasseur se lance à la poursuite de l'ourse mais ne parvient pas à le rattraper.
In the mountainous wilds of British Columbia circa 1885, a young bear cub suffers the accidental death of his mother from a rockslide. Forced to fend for himself, the cub struggles to find food and shelter. Elsewhere in the mountains, a large male grizzly is pursued by two trophy hunters (Jack Wallace and Tcheky Karyo). Although the younger hunter attempts to kill the bear, his shot fails to take the animal down, and the wounded bear flees. Coming across the grizzly a short time later, the cub attempts to befriend him. Uninterested in the cub and distracted by his wound, the adult bear warns the young orphan away with a growl. The cub approaches again, however, and manages to soothingly lick the other bear's wound. A friendship forms between the two bears, and the grizzly takes the orphan under his wing, teaching him to fish and hunt. At night, the cub suffers from nightmares, reliving the tragic death of his mother.
Tous les ans, Jonathan passe ses vacances chez son grand-père, à l'orée d'une vaste forêt réputée dangereuse, où personne ne s'aventure plus. Cette année, sa petite sœur Sophie accompagne Jonathan, qui n'apprécie pas beaucoup de l'avoir toujours avec lui. Lorsque Sophie découvre une grenouille qui fait tomber des gouttes du ciel lorsqu'elle coasse, Jonathan refuse de la croire et fait coasser la grenouille sans succès... jusqu'au moment où un terrible orage se déclenche. Le lendemain, Sophie provoque par mégarde l'effondrement de la cabane que Jonathan avait construit en haut d'un arbre du jardin. Ils se disputent, et Sophie franchit la porte du jardin, alors que le grand-père le leur avait interdit. Lorsque Jonathan ouvre la porte pour la retrouver, Sophie a disparu. Elle a été enlevée par un ours gros comme une montagne, si gigantesque que des arbres poussent sur son dos.
Les scénaristes Thomas Bidegain et Jean-Luc Fromental conçoivent un scénario adapté du livre. L'intrigue de ce dernier est parfois répétitive, car Buzzati a conçu le conte à partir de ce qu'il racontait à ses enfants. Pour contourner le problème, le scénario du film ajoute un récit-cadre à l'histoire : le troubadour Gedeone et sa fille Almerina (prénom qui rend hommage à l'épouse de Buzzati) rencontrent un ours dans une grotte et lui racontent la légende, de sorte que les trois personnages ménagent des commentaires, des réactions ou des corrections à l'histoire. Le scénario modernise légèrement le conte en y introduisant le personnage d'Almerina, qui joue un petit rôle dans l'intrigue du conte aux côtés du prince Tonio.
A young Cro-Magnon woman named Ayla (Daryl Hannah) is separated from her family and orphaned during an earthquake. She is found by a group of Neanderthals and raised as one of their own.
In an Indian village, Buldeo, an elderly storyteller, is paid by a visiting British memsahib to tell a story of his youth. He speaks of the animals of the jungle, and of the ever-present threats to human life posed by the jungle itself. He then recalls his early life:
Mowgli, a young orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India by Bagheera, a black panther who promptly takes him to a mother wolf who has just had cubs. She raises him along with her own cubs and Mowgli soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. Mowgli is shown ten years later, playing with his wolf siblings.