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David Attenborough - Fifty Years of Wildlife

During filming for 'Zoo Quest', in Madagascar David and his team captured on film for the first time the elusive indri, the largest of all lemurs. During filming for 'Zoo Quest', in Madagascar David and his team captured on film for the first time the elusive indri, the largest of all lemurs.
During filming for 'Life on Earth', David had a close encounter with the largest frog in the world, the goliath frog, which can reach up to 3 kilograms in weight. During filming for 'Life on Earth', David had a close encounter with the largest frog in the world, the goliath frog, which can reach up to 3 kilograms in weight.
In 'The Living Planet', David observed some 5,000 female olive ridley turtles per hour arriving to deposit their eggs on this beach in Costa Rica. These remarkable mass nestings are known as ‘arribada’, which is Spanish for ‘mass arrival’. In 'The Living Planet', David observed some 5,000 female olive ridley turtles per hour arriving to deposit their eggs on this beach in Costa Rica. These remarkable mass nestings are known as ‘arribada’, which is Spanish for ‘mass arrival’.
During filming for 'The Trials of Life', David outraged a mallee fowl by interfering with its incubator mound, resulting in the bird kicking sand into his face. See some footage from the programme here. During filming for 'The Trials of Life', David outraged a mallee fowl by interfering with its incubator mound, resulting in the bird kicking sand into his face. See some footage from the programme here.
So comfortable is the Florida scrub-jay in acquiring food from a mammalian perch that, given the prospect of food, it will happily alight on a human hand, as demonstrated perfectly on cue during a piece to camera by David in 'The Trials of Life'. Here is some of the footage. So comfortable is the Florida scrub-jay in acquiring food from a mammalian perch that, given the prospect of food, it will happily alight on a human hand, as demonstrated perfectly on cue during a piece to camera by David in 'The Trials of Life'. Here is some of the footage.
In 'Life in the Freezer', David got a bit too close to a beachmaster southern elephant seal defending its territory. Males can weigh eight to ten times as much as females, making them the most sexually dimorphic of all mammals. This footage of males fighting was featured in the series. In 'Life in the Freezer', David got a bit too close to a beachmaster southern elephant seal defending its territory. Males can weigh eight to ten times as much as females, making them the most sexually dimorphic of all mammals. This footage of males fighting was featured in the series.
The spectacular titan arum produces the world’s largest compound flower. Years may pass between flowering events, but when the time does come this plant produces a truly spectacular bloom as captured in 'The Private Life of Plants'. The spectacular titan arum produces the world’s largest compound flower. Years may pass between flowering events, but when the time does come this plant produces a truly spectacular bloom as captured in 'The Private Life of Plants'.
'The Private Life of Plants' featured this exceptional time-lapse footage of rafflesia flowers opening. Rafflesia flowers are the largest single flowers in the world; the leathery petals can reach over 90 centimetres across. 'The Private Life of Plants' featured this exceptional time-lapse footage of rafflesia flowers opening. Rafflesia flowers are the largest single flowers in the world; the leathery petals can reach over 90 centimetres across.
During a trip to Lord Howe Island, off Australia, for 'The Life of Birds', David met a rather curious group of Providence petrels and lured them to the ground. During a trip to Lord Howe Island, off Australia, for 'The Life of Birds', David met a rather curious group of Providence petrels and lured them to the ground.
The 'Life of Birds' featured this rare footage of male great argus courtship displays. Great argus males are amongst the most unusual and distinctive of all birds, unmistakable with their astoundingly long wing and tail feathers, decoratively adorned with iridescent eye-spots. The 'Life of Birds' featured this rare footage of male great argus courtship displays. Great argus males are amongst the most unusual and distinctive of all birds, unmistakable with their astoundingly long wing and tail feathers, decoratively adorned with iridescent eye-spots.
This image captured by David during filming for the BBC is one of first colour photographs of Verreaux's sifaka. This image captured by David during filming for the BBC is one of first colour photographs of Verreaux's sifaka.
This amazing footage of the unusual ground pangolin feeding is from the 'Life of Mammals'. The tongue can extend an incredible 10 to 15 centimetres beyond the pangolin's lips. This amazing footage of the unusual ground pangolin feeding is from the 'Life of Mammals'. The tongue can extend an incredible 10 to 15 centimetres beyond the pangolin's lips.

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