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David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Born 8 May 1926

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet.

Quotes

  • “There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive. This is the story of how a few of them came to be as they are.”
    Life on Earth
  • “Its heart that in flight contracted a thousand times a minute, slows until its beat is virtually undetectable. Its body temperature falls dramatically, and its breathing seems to cease altogether.”
    The Life of Birds
  • “Penguins underwater look somewhat like dolphins, and indeed the two families have similar evolutionary histories. Dolphins are descended from air-breathing land animals, just as penguins are descended from air-breathing flying animals.”
    The Life of Birds
  • “Reptiles and amphibians are sometimes thought of as primitive, dull and dimwitted. In fact, of course, they can be lethally fast, spectacularly beautiful, surprisingly affectionate and very sophisticated.”
    Life in Cold Blood
  • “I'm not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pet them, but I am intoxicated by animals.”
    Interview in Metro 29 Jan 2013

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0), chosen with AI.

Books by David Attenborough in order

Books by David Attenborough in the order they were published, from Zoo Quest to Guiana (1956) to A Life on Our Planet (2020).

  1. 1Zoo Quest to GuianaZoo Quest to Guiana1956
  2. 2Zoo Quest for a DragonZoo Quest for a Dragon1957
  3. 3Quest in ParadiseQuest in Paradise1960
  4. 4Discovering Life on EarthDiscovering Life on Earth1976
  5. 5Life on EarthLife on Earth1979
  6. 6Journeys to the PastJourneys to the Past1981
  7. 7The Living PlanetThe Living Planet1984
  8. 8The First EdenThe First Eden1987
  9. 9The Trials of Life : A Natural History of Animal BehaviorThe Trials of Life : A Natural History of Animal Behavior1990
  10. 10The Life TrilogyThe Life Trilogy1992
  11. 11The Private Life of PlantsThe Private Life of Plants1995
  12. 12The Life of BirdsThe Life of Birds1998
  13. 13Life on AirLife on Air2002
  14. 14The Life of MammalsThe Life of Mammals2002
  15. 15Life in the UndergrowthLife in the Undergrowth2005
  16. 16Amazing Rare ThingsAmazing Rare Things2007
  17. 17Life in Cold BloodLife in Cold Blood2008
  18. 18David Attenborough Life StoriesDavid Attenborough Life Stories2009
  19. 19David Attenborough's First LifeDavid Attenborough's First Life2010
  20. 20Life StoriesLife Stories2010
  21. 21David Attenboroughs Collected Life StoriesDavid Attenboroughs Collected Life Stories2013
  22. 22Adventures of a Young NaturalistAdventures of a Young Naturalist2017
  23. 23Journeys to the Other Side of the WorldJourneys to the Other Side of the World2018
  24. 24A Life on Our PlanetA Life on Our Planet2020

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