Bonzo No. 5
- 1925
Bertie bug sees a butterfly using his proboscis and is inspired to make his own with teh tendril of a climbing plant. Archie the Ant helps him turn into a weapon to take on a common enemy.
Would you know Mickey was a mouse if you didn’t know his surname? Many of the most famous animated characters are drawn from the animal kingdom, but they rarely behave quite as nature intended. Anthropomorphism has a long history in storytelling - going back to Aesop and beyond - and animation has imported it into film. But whether it's Bonzo the Dog or Charley the Cat, these characters are really studies in human nature.