Deep sea creatures david attenborough biography
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Legends of say publicly Deep: Profound Sea Sharks
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
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Sir David Attenborough talks about unearthing one of the biggest carnivorous creatures the world has ever seen
Sir David Attenborough and the Executive Producer of 'Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster' Mike Gunton discuss the romance of fossil hunting and unearthing the find of a lifetime.
Interview with Sir David Attenborough and Executive Producer Mike Gunton
Interviewer: What is this film about?
David Attenborough: This film is about the discovery of the skull of an extraordinary monster of the seas – one of the biggest predators the world has ever seen. The skull is the most important part of an animal, and what you can deduce from the skull is absolutely fascinating.
Imagine that you were from Mars, and when you landed on Earth all you could find were human skeletons but not a single one with a skull. You wouldn't know anything about it at all - you wouldn't know what it fed on, how it could move, you wouldn't know what it could see - it would be useless.
Well, that is more or less was the situation we were in as far as this particular pliosaur was concerned. The skull had the potential to be the most informative find of any pliosaur ever made but unfortunately, or initially unfortunately, it was only the end tip of this huge skull that was f
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David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
"Sir David Attenborough" redirects here. For the Antarctic research vessel, see RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the nine nature documentary series forming the Life collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.
Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. First becoming prominent as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, his filmography as writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and its sequel. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black and white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narration.
While Attenborough's earlier work focused primarily on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been more voc