Book ID: CBB233887916

Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions (2018)

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Attenborough, David (Author)


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Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 400 pages
Language: English

Living legend and presenter of BBC's Planet Earth series Sir David Attenborough tells the story of how he began his career as a broadcaster and a naturalist in his own words. In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest.This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team contended with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines, and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. Written with his trademark wit and charm, Adventures of a Young Naturalist is not just the story of a remarkable adventure, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world and taught us the importance of protecting it--and who is still doing so today.

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Authors & Contributors
Long, Max
Clemens Maier-Wolthausen
Piel, Helen
Morley, N. J.
Desmarais, R J
Schirrmacher, Arne
Concepts
Broadcasting, radio and television
Zoos
Communication of scientific ideas
Public understanding of science
Science and society
Mass media
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
21st century
18th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Moscow (Russia)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
North America
Germany
Institutions
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Zoologischer Garten Berlin
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
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