Newting to see here
Hello sailor
Changing perspectives
What’ s got two thumbs and has travelled all around the world at least ten times? Say‘ hello’ to national treasure Sir David Attenborough; a man who’ s spent his entire life looking for, learning about and filming animals in their natural habitats. Think you already know everything there is to know about this absolute legend? Think again! There’ s more to this OG than meets the eye!
Newting to see here
Young David spent time hanging around the zoology department at Leicester University College, where his father was the principal. The department was desperately in need of newts. Imagine the professors’ joy when a young fossil collector offered to supply them with all the newts they wanted – for a small fee, of course. Surprised by his cleverness, the department agreed to pay him for each newt he delivered. David simply wandered out to a pond not far from the zoology department, where he had stumbled upon a colony of newts that no one else knew about( or so he thought)!
Hello sailor
In 1947, just after World War II, David was called up to the Royal Navy. He hoped it would give him a chance to see the world, but instead he ended up spending two years on ships in North Wales and Scotland!( Oh well, I think he made up for it afterwards. Ed)
Changing perspectives
One of David’ s first TV programmes, Zoo Quest, involved him finding and collecting animals for London Zoo. He helped to find and bring back all kinds of creatures, including a huge python, tiny turtles, sloths and chameleons. He says he wouldn’ t do it now, though.‘ These days, zoos don’ t send out animal
JOKE! Two newts in a tank. One says to the other,‘ any ideas how to drive this thing?’
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