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These Side-By-Side Photos Show How 14 Animated Animals Compare With Their Real-Life Counterparts
These Side-By-Side Photos Show How 14 Animated Animals Compare With Their Real-Life Counterparts,Adam Sandler plays a lizard in the new animated Netflix film <i>Leo.</i>

These Side-By-Side Photos Show How 14 Animated Animals Compare With Their Real-Life Counterparts

On Wednesday, Netflix dropped the trailer for Leo, its upcoming animated film starring Adam Sandler.


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So in honor of Adam’s new movie, here are 14 times actors played animated animals to great success, including side-by-side photos of the characters and the IRL animals:

1. Rosalie Chiang voiced Mei, a teen girl who transforms into a red panda, in Turning Red (2023).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Mei and an actual red panda:

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2. Anthony Ramos voiced Mr. Piranha, a piranha, in The Bad Guys (2022).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Mr. Piranha and an actual piranha:

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3. Lin-Manuel Miranda voiced Vivo, a kinkajou, in Vivo (2021).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Vivo and an actual kinkajou:

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4. Beyoncé voiced Nala, a lionness, in The Lion King (2019).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Nala and an actual lionness:

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5. Shakira voiced Gazelle, a Thomson’s gazelle, in Zootopia (2016).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Gazelle and an actual Thomson’s gazelle:

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6. Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg voiced Jewel and Blu, two Spix’s macaws, respectively in Rio (2011).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Blu and Jewel and actual Spinx’s macaws:

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7. Anika Noni Rose voiced Tiana, a green frog, in The Princess and the Frog (2009).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Tiana and an actual green frog:

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8. Lucy Liu voiced Viper, a green tree viper, in Kung Fu Panda (2008).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Viper and an actual green tree viper:

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9. Elijah Wood voiced Mumble, an emperor penguin, in Happy Feet (2006).

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Here’s a side-be-side of Mumble and an actual emperor penguin:

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10. Will Smith voiced Oscar, a bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish, in Shark Tale (2004).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Oscar and an actual bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish:

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11. Zach Braff voiced Chicken Little — a baby rooster, aka a cockerel — in Chicken Little (2005).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Chicken Little and an actual cockerel:

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12. Chris Rock voiced Marty, a plains zebra, in Madagascar (2005).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Marty and an actual plains zebra:

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13. Alexander Gould voiced Nemo, a clown fish, in Finding Nemo (2003).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Nemo and an actual clown fish:

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14. Eddie Murphy voiced Donkey, a donkey, in Shrek (2001).

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Here’s a side-by-side of Donkey and an actual donkey:

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