Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements.

[1] The film, a critical and commercial success, was independently made by Uys, also known for his later African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980).

The narrator concludes: "But to the Oryx and the little creatures of the Namib, this waterless, hostile desert is paradise."

One scene depicts baboons, elephants, giraffes, warthogs and other African animals eating fermented fruit of the Marula tree.

Some experts have claimed that some scenes were likely staged; elephants would be too large, for example, and drink too much water (diluting the alcohol) to get intoxicated.