Edinburgh Zoo welcomed a male Linne's two-toed sloth, named Atty in honor of Sir David Attenborough. The birth is a significant event for the zoo and Scotland.
To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the celebrated presenter. They explore how the natural world has changed in the century that Attenborough has been on Earth, and how his programming has reflected his growing commitment to highlighting the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on nature and biodiversityClips: BBC, PBS Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
Sir David Attenborough's famous 1978 gorilla encounter in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains, filmed for his 1979 Life on Earth series, became a landmark TV moment when a female gorilla approached him and looked into his eyes. The encounter, involving young gorillas Poppy and Pablo, was captured on just minutes of film but transformed how 500 million viewers saw mountain gorillas. Now approaching his 100th birthday, Attenborough reflects on the legacy: the species has recovered from under 285 individuals to around 600, with Pablo's descendants still leading the largest gorilla family group.
As Sir David Attenborough approaches his 100th birthday, two new documentaries revisit his iconic 1978 encounter with mountain gorillas in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains during filming for Life on Earth. The memorable moment, where a young gorilla named Pablo lay on Attenborough and an adult female examined him closely, became a television landmark and helped launch conservation efforts that saw the gorilla population rise from under 285 to around 600 today. The new Netflix documentary follows Pablo's descendants and reveals the complex social battles that have shaped the gorilla family.
