Kamala luonto

Kamala luonto (Finnish for "The horrible nature") is a Finnish comic strip written and drawn by Jarkko Vehniäinen. The strip started in 2002, when Vehniäinen submitted it to the Nordic comic strip contest in Kemi, where it made the finals but did not win. The name of the series parodies a well known Finnish nature documentary series, Avara luonto ("The ample nature").

Setting

Kamala luonto is a humorous comic strip about nature, starring various wild and tame animals. Humans make occasional appearances in the strip. The animals' behaviour is more like that of real-world animals than is usually associated with humorous comic strips, the animals are noticeably less anthropomorphic. As an example of this, the two main characters, a weasel and a lynx, are predatory animals who enjoy hunting, and various strips show them eating their prey after they have killed it. The strips also involve some toilet humour, word play, breaking the fourth wall and popular culture references, such as to Alien and Garfield.

Characters

• The weasel and the lynx are the main characters. They are good friends with each other, and share a passionate hobby: hunting, killing, and eating prey. They also like to joke with each other, and particularly enjoy flatulence jokes.
• The fox sometimes appears as a third predator. It isn't always so bright.
• The bear is the de facto king of the forest. He always gets his way because of his sheer size and strength.
• The moose is, despite his size, a rather sad and scared character. The main characters enjoy making practical jokes on him.
• The pig and the sheep are tame animals, who live in a human farm. They are very stupid and unaware that they are only raised to be eaten, which causes constant amusement to the main characters.
• The owl is a wise character, who acts as an advisor and counselor to the main characters.
• Mice and rabbits appear as stock prey characters, often shown already dead. The mice are shown as a parody of Mickey Mouse.
• Humans are rarely shown and are sometimes alluded to with their former possessions, such as rusting car wrecks or rotting carcasses of dogs. Their behaviour also is sometimes mentioned and commented, mostly being considered strange by the animals.

External links

• Kamala luonto at Jarkko Vehniäinen's homepage
• Official homepage of Kamala luonto