Bryan Alexander

USA TODAY

Idris Elba is large and in charge as the cape buffalo Police Chief Bogo in this exclusive first clip from Disney's animated Zootopia.

Directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore's all-animal Zootopia (opening March 4), is fully mammal, right through Bogo's police force.

In the clip, Elba runs through a spirited morning meeting, ignoring his new recruit, Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), the first ever bunny on the force.

Elba told USA TODAY in October that he had some serious "shoulder envy" over his Bogo character and said he "grabbed the part by the horns."

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The clip sets up the story which features Hopps joining forces with a shady fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) to crack a missing mammal case before a 48-hour deadline.

Zootopia also features fellow animals including Mayor Leodore Lionheart (J.K. Simmons) and Yax the Yak (Tommy Chong).

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