* How did the fall over the cliff not kill Steel, let alone cripple him or paralyze him.
** The snow must have cushioned his fall.
* In the first movie, the box containing the antitoxin is obviously very fragile, being full of small glass bottles. Just seeing it get knocked onto its side is enough to elicit a shocked and extremely concerned response from the sled dogs. Yet, Balto and the entire box plummet down a tall cliff and into the ground far below without a single bottle breaking or the box suffering any damage. What.
** The bottles might have been made of a thicker glass, so, while fragile, they wouldn't break as easily.

* How come a city in the Arctic has only two non-white (i.e. native american) ''background'' characters? And how come wolves appropriate native american spirituality?
** For the appropriation, they're a species indigenous to the area, so more of projecting human qualities onto animals for the sake of a cartoon that appropriating in the context of the story. I don't know if it was done respectfully enough to be judged on its own as appropriate or not as a piece made by Hollywood. As for the Native Americans, laziness, and in the 1920s there was a sizable white minority.

* Why on earth didn't the townspeople react more strongly when Muk and Luk came running through the town? The one instance that shows any reaction to them is one man scooting out of the way. Yet, in the next sequence, the humans are shown to be standing within five feet of them, and the bears in question are "mauling"( from the point of view of the townsfolk) one of the local dogs. The humans are standing calmly as Muk and Luk interacts with Balto, despite the fact that two grown polar bears are in their town.
** It can be assumed by the fact the humans know a good bit about Balto, maybe they knew they were his friends? Since Balto is clearly well known in town, it's possible they'd seen Balto hanging out and being friendly with them. Or just that the two of them were living on the outskirts of town for a long time and everyone was used to them. It happens in real life.
** Or simply RuleOfFunny.
** I think the polar bears are supposed to be cubs, not full grown, considering their size.
*** Except that would give the humans even ''more'' reason to be alarmed, because normally the presence of wild bear cubs implies the close proximity of a violently-protective MamaBear.
** Attitudes to wildlife were very different a hundred years ago. "Do Not Feed The Animals" wasn't really a thing; it's entirely plausible that the townsfolk might tolerate a couple of cute orphan bear cubs begging for scraps, purely for the entertainment value. The fact that human-acclimated bears commonly end up having to be ''shot'' once they're older and seen as dangerous wouldn't discourage them.

* How did the townspeople trust Balto so quickly? At first they're terrified of him and hate him, but as soon as he brings the medicine back, they're running up to him and petting him like he was just a regular dog. Just cause he did something heroic doesn't automatically make him non-dangerous. He's part wolf for crying out loud!
** That's...probably why they liked him. He brought them the medicine they needed. When he didn't start snapping at them when they approached him, they assumed he was all right.
*** Well, [[TooStupidToLive why did they run up to him in the first place?]] Like I said before, just cause he did something heroic doesn't mean he's not dangerous. Imagine if Balto were a huge man-eating tiger instead of a wolf-dog.
*** They ran up to him because the medicine was attached to him, clearly. Also, he didn't just do something heroic, he did something heroic ''and'' doglike. Namely, running a full trek at the head of a team of sled dogs, without tearing any of them apart or eating the unconcious driver. I imagine that was enough for the townspeople, if at that point they were thinking that deeply about it at all.
** The people accepted Balto because he had led the team. The whole reason people hated him was because they thought he was wild and dangerous. Then, he proves himself capable of finding and rescuing a team of sled-dogs and their injured musher who could not command the team himself, showing Balto's intelligence and leadership skills. Just that he had proven to be able to play nice with domestic dogs is reason to at least be a little less warry, no?
** There are 2 instances prior where humans attempted to show trust to Balto; the first being towards the start of the movie with Rosy wanting to harness him into her sled and the second was by Steele's owner after the race to see how Balto may be used for the medicine run. The former was a child and was pulled away by her parents [[TruthInTelevision and rightfully so]], the later changed his mind due to Steele inducing a growl from Balto. By the time the end of the movie comes around, Steele no longer could manipulate the situation against Balto /and/ everyone is just grateful for what Balto did. It also seems vaguely implied that Balto did small things (Rosy's hat) just nothing big that would garner as much trust as bringing the medicine. Humans... we are fickle creatures.

* What becomes of Steele after the events of the first film? He was ''never seen or mentioned'' in the sequels.
** He might have gotten sold to a musher in a different town if none of the other dogs are willing to work with him. If he's considered a bit too old to sell, Steele might have gotten an early retirement for the same reason. In that case he'd probably be off by himself sulking or hanging out with anyone willing to tolerate him in the years following his fall from grace.

* How come the Polar Bears couldn't talk to the Brown/Black Bear? I know the one didn't really talk at all, but the other one could. Why didn't they try to talk to him? Or how come the other Bear couldn't talk at all when most of the other Animals could?
** Maybe the sight of the giant bear roaring and proceeding to maul them made them too frightened to consider that option. And if they tried to, it probably wouldn't have made a difference; that bear probably wouldn't have listened, anyway.
** Just because animals can talk in this film series doesn't mean they get along. Bears kill other bears' cubs all the time, to eliminate future competitors or bring cub-tending females back into season. It's entirely possible that it's a (dark) part of bear culture in this 'verse, too.
** The Bear totem in the second film represents "inner knowing", the sort of insight that derives from self-reflection rather than communication with others. Grizzly bears in this franchise may be extremely reticent by custom and/or nature, and their totem's symbolic meaning arose from this tendency.

* How did Steele manage to get ahead of Balto to sabotage his trail markers? He was already lost, and Balto had a head start by the time he made it back up the cliff, never mind about finding his trail in the first place. Furthermore, how did Steele leave that many false claw marks and not [[HoistByHisOwnPetard get hopelessly lost himself?]]
** The first one can probably be chalked up to sheer adrenaline and rage on Steele's part making him move as fast as he could (if you don't want to attribute it to just PlotArmor). For the second, Steele is an experienced sled dog and has presumably been through the Alaskan wilderness and back for races and other delivery trips a fair amount of times. He likely found his way back based on memory of previous paths to the town, and had a better memory of them than his team because he was the leader responsible for guiding them then.

* The people of Nome sure seem to be lenient with stray dogs. Not only is Balto, a wolf-dog, able to wander through Nome relatively freely, but despite the townsfolk's fear of him, they're content to just shoo him off if he ever seems to step out of line. Is there any reason they do that instead of trying to housebreak or kill him ([[FridgeHorror not that I'm complaining]])? Furthermore, if he's a stray, why did they bother to even ''name'' him?
** Answers may be found in real-life cases of wild animals who become half-tame or at least tolerated presences in communities. Communities do nickname local wild animals. For example, a wolf living in the Mendenhall Valley in Alaska that was known for interacting on friendly terms with people and dogs in the area (particularly the town of Juneau) for years was known as Romeo. When he was shot, it was by out-of-state hunters and local people were sad to lose the characterful presence. What we see of Balto's interactions with the townspeople fits the same kind of pattern: people aren't scared of Balto, he's a tolerated presence and occasional nuisance but not a menace. He's just a local stray. You wouldn't let your young child play with a stray half-wolf no matter how docile he seemed; you'd be hesitant to imagine he could act as a loyal and disciplined sled dog no matter how fast he can run; and if he apparently snarled at you, you'd respect that and back off. But none of that adds up to, 'this terrifying beast of hell will destroy us all, fetch the shotgun'.

* Why doesn't Balto have any lines for almost the final 25 minutes of the movie? Were there meta reasons like Kevin Bacon quitting or running out of time to animate some scenes towards the end? Or did the scriptwriters simply feel there was nothing Balto needed to say at the conclusion of his character arc and heroic journey?
** I suppose Balto's own arc is basically over at the point he stands up and howls back to the White Wolf, the point at which he accepts his wolf side and comes into his own power. From that point on he operates confidently and sure-footedly. All that remains to be resolved by the end of the film is how other characters and communities relate to ''him''. So the townspeople and the dogs and his friends need lines marking their changed attitude, but Balto can't say much of any significance in response. The only other thing that happens at the end in the resolution of his romance with Jenna. A line or two between them wouldn't have gone amiss, but presumably the writers felt that that nose-touch said it all.
** Also, [[PerilRollover considering what happens throughout the third act]], [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic his dialogue probably wouldn't be all that kid-friendly.]]

* Various townspeople are afraid of or mistrust Balto because he's part wolf, and yet the two ''polar bears'' that run into the middle of town in the end don't alarm anyone?
** One assumes the townspeople would have more of a reaction had they been adult polar bears as opposed to less than half-grown cubs.
** They did not notice the wolf-dog getting a noogie from a goose. We can apply no logic here.
** Most likely RuleOfFunny.*In balto one when balto gets trapped under the ice why did he blow on it
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