![]() ![]() There could be whole areas of the world, where people can no longer safely live. Sir David Attenborough: Deserts in Africa have been spreading. Even the biggest and most awful things that humanity has done, civili- so-called civilizations have done, pale to significance when you think of what could be around the corner, unless we pull ourselves together. As to what's happening to temperature, what's happening to humidity, what's happening to radioactivity, and what's happening ecologically?Īnderson Cooper: You've said that- that "climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet for thousands of years." And the only way you can do it, do that, is to see the- the work of scientists around the world who are taking observation as to what's happening. And if you're going to make a statement about the world, you better make sure that it isn't just your own personal reaction. Sir David Attenborough: Yeah, yeah, certainly so. In the early 1960's he was a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund, but in his films he rarely focused on the destruction of their habitat or climate change.Īnderson Cooper: You were skeptical of- of climate change And I think that's- that's interesting, because I think it makes your warnings now all the more powerful. Sir David has always been an animal advocate. Sir David Attenborough: A bit of a d- a piece of cake, how's that? (LAUGHTER) It's really pretty easy. Sir David Attenborough: (LAUGH) Well, I mean, it's the job of a narrator for natural history films is- is a great- is- is a bit of a doddle. And I started talking to the person next to me in my seat saying, "You have to watch this, this is extraordinary." They thought I was crazy. So if the hatchling keeps its nerve it may just avoid detection.Īnderson Cooper: I saw that on a plane. Take a look at this from BBC's "Planet Earth II."Īttenborough in "Planet Earth II": A snake's eyes aren't very good. He's done more than just bring the natural world into our homes, he's helped us make sense of it, given it a story, full of characters and complexity, not to mention excitement. There is barely a corner of the earth he hasn't been to, or a species he hasn't shown us in a new way. He was just 28 years old.ĭavid Attenborough became a household name in 1979 with his ground-breaking BBC series, "Life On Earth," which was seen by an estimated 500 million people worldwide. He studied geology and zoology in college, and was working as a producer at the BBC in 1954, when he convinced his bosses to let him loose and start traveling the world. And sometimes you pick it up and you say, "Good lord, what on earth is this," or indeed, "Why on earth would I have bothered to pick this up?" ![]() And- and certainly I've got a cellar full of rock. Sir David Attenborough: Well, that is true in the sense. Sir David spoke to us via Zoom near his home in London where he's been living in isolation due to the pandemic.Īnderson Cooper: I imagine you living in a house full of things that you have collected from travels around the world, a sort of cabinet of curiosities. But if you've got any sense of responsibility, you can't do that. Sir David Attenborough: And so it isn't that I enjoy saying, "Doom, doom, doom." On the contrary, I'd much rather enjoy, take thrill, excitement, pleasure, joy, joy, joy, joy. And- and it so happens that, I'm of such an age, that I was able to see it beginning. Sir David Attenborough: Yeah, well, a crime has been committed. In his new film, Sir David Attenborough's voice is the same. Sir David Attenborough in "A Life on our Planet": The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel….
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