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Disney changed a minor character in 'Zootopia' for foreign audiences

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There are a lot of Easter eggs in Disney's latest animated movie, "Zootopia," but this is one you wouldn't notice upon multiple screenings.

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Depending on which country you see "Zootopia" in, you may see a different animal onscreen as a news reporter. 

We first saw this on Design Taxi. Disney reportedly changed which animals portray a newsreporter in several different countries.  

In the US, fans saw a moose.

That's what audiences reportedly saw in Canada and France as well.

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Eagle-eyed fans started collecting what animals they saw appear in other countries. There's a tanuki in Japan, a koala in Australia and New Zealand, and a panda bear in China. 

Another fan spotted a jaguar newscaster in Brazil's version of the film.

Newscasters appear to be voiced by popular journalists and television personalities in each respective territory. 

Canadian broadcaster and news anchor Peter Mansbridge voices the moose, musician and television host David Campbell is the voice of the koala, while journalist Ricardo Boechat lends his voice to the jaguar in Brazil.

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This isn't the first time Disney has made minor changes to its animated films in other countries.

Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out" showed the young protagonist Riley refusing to eat different vegetables in America and Japan.

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American audiences saw Riley in "Inside Out" refuse to eat broccoli. Overseas, audiences in Japan saw the same character refuse to eat green bell peppers. Disney/Pixar

Director Pete Docter explained the change was made because green bell peppers are considered gross to kids in Japan, not broccoli.

In another part of the film, while American audiences saw a hockey game in one scene, international audiences saw soccer being played instead since the game is more popular throughout the world.

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Localizing graphics across different countries is just another way to specialize films across the world to make sure films will resonate with audiences. 

"Zootopia" is in theaters and has made $727 million worldwide.

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