> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://daysofadomesticdad.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tips and Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation - URL: https://daysofadomesticdad.com/tips-and-fun-facts-about-zootopia-animation/ - Published: 2016-02-10T14:00:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-05T21:23:50.000Z - Author: Colby - Tags: Disney, Entertainment, #Migrated-1767643432292, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-05 14:04 ## The World of Zootopia **The Disney animation team has shown us wonderful worlds filled with fun and unlikely friendships between seemingly different characters.** With great ensembles in movies like *Cars, the Toy Story franchise*, and *Wall-E*, Disney can make us empathize with characters we’d usually be unlikely to follow. This **March 4th**, **Zootopia** is set release as yet another ensemble movie about the world of **[Zootopia](http://movies.disney.com/zootopia)**, where animals do the same jobs humans would in a futuristic world. ![Tips and Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation - Zootopia Concept](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b9/55/b955f19e-2d72-43e0-ad6e-7ea2d292618a/content/images/2026/01/zootopia-concept-5.jpg "Tips and Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation") I am still amazed that after many years of research and studying animals, the creators of Zootopia are so detailed. I learned so much from our visit in LA a few months ago, it is crazy. ![Tips and Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b9/55/b955f19e-2d72-43e0-ad6e-7ea2d292618a/content/images/2026/01/zootopia56856bccc10b0-2.jpg "Tips and Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation") ## Fun Facts About Zootopia Animation - While researching the variety of animals that would inhabit Zootopia, filmmakers learned that not all fur is the same. A strand of polar bear fur is clear—it’s the light reflecting off of it that makes it appear white—and a strand of fox fur is dark at the root, getting lighter till its red tip. Artists strived to replicate their findings to ensure that the animals in “Zootopia” were believable. - In an effort to bolster the animal-feel, artists added bits of debris—hay, leaves, sticks—in the coats of animals like the big sheep and Yax the Yak. - When artists realized that real rabbits actually have a split upper lip, they decided to forego authenticity in this case and kept Judy’s lip all together. - Artists were inspired by Mufasa from Disney’s classic film “The Lion King” when creating the look of Mayor Lionheart. - There are 64 unique species in Zootopia and most species are unique in topology: elephants have trunks, pigs have snouts; some animals have hooves, some have paws; some have three fingers, some have two. ![Zootopia Officer Hopps](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b9/55/b955f19e-2d72-43e0-ad6e-7ea2d292618a/content/images/2026/01/zootopia-officer-hopps-5.jpg) ## Tips From Cory Loftis on Drawing Officer Hopps In a quick totorial Cory explains how to draw Officer Hopps: - draw light, start with head; lemon-wedge or gumdrop shape - light line through center of head - imagine 1/3 of way up from chin and put a mark for her nose - from nose, design will spread out in a big V - lines mark where ears, nose and edge of eyes sit - draw nose in as circle - inside circle, nose is shaped like a heart - ears sit where line intersects head at top - inside ears are a swoopy leaf, other ear - eyes are football-shaped and (all) are a little cross-eyed - eyelash on outside corner - eyebrows go from imaginary road up to top of head from nose and then go down to drawn line - neck comes down from corners and comes to cone to create inside of collar - outside of collar pops out - from bottom of heart, draw a small line down to make mouth - draw light line from middle of eye, halfway up that is corner of her mouth - one swoop to make lip shape - darker hair between eyebrows ## Get Social With Zootopia ### Are you going to go see Zootopia opening weekend? March 4th Like **ZOOTOPIA** on Facebook:Follow Disney Animation on Twitter:Follow Disney Animation on Instagram:https://instagram.com/disneyanimation/ Visit Disney Animation on Tumblr: Visit the official **ZOOTOPIA** website here: