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A look at Sir David Attenborough's life in his own words as he turns 100 [View all]
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The young fossil hunter
A natural sense of wonderment drove Sir David's early childhood explorations around the English countryside during the interwar period.
As he told the BBC documentary Attenborough's Journey in 2010:
"When I was a boy growing up in the Midlands in Leicester, the rocks and limestones you found in the east of the country were full of the most magical things.
"So I thought it was very romantic and exciting, and it appealed to the small boy's instinct of collecting things. To be honest, I don't think I've really lost [it]."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-05-08/david-attenborough-s-life-in-his-own-words-as-he-turns-100/106627464
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