David Attenborough

Citations

• “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.”

• “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.”

• “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.”

• “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.”

• “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.”

Les livres de David Attenborough dans l'ordre

Les livres de David Attenborough dans l'ordre de parution, de Zoo Quest to Guiana (1956) à 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. 8Das Erste Eden ... Oder Das Verschenkte ParadiesDas Erste Eden ... Oder Das Verschenkte Paradies1987
9. 9La Vida a PruebaLa Vida a Prueba1990
10. 10The Life Trilogy(life on Earth-the Living Planet-the Trials The Life Trilogy(life on Earth-the Living Planet-the Trials of Life)1992
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. 15Amazing Rare ThingsAmazing Rare Things2007
16. 16Life in Cold BloodLife in Cold Blood2008
17. 17David Attenborough Life StoriesDavid Attenborough Life Stories2009
18. 18David Attenboroughs First LifeDavid Attenboroughs First Life2010
19. 19Life StoriesLife Stories2010
20. 20David Attenboroughs Collected Life StoriesDavid Attenboroughs Collected Life Stories2013
21. 21Adventures of a Young NaturalistAdventures of a Young Naturalist2017
22. 22Journeys to the Other Side of the WorldJourneys to the Other Side of the World2018
23. 23A Life on Our PlanetA Life on Our Planet2020