In Photos: Natural Curiosities Series 1

Browse through some photos from Sir David's personal exploration of nature’s evolutionary anomalies in the first series of David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities.

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Attenborough and a Chameleon

Sir David Attenborough examines a chameleon, one of his natural curiosities.
Colourful Chameleon

With grasping mitten-like hands, pivoting, independently-movable eyes and changeable skin, the chameleon must be one of the most incredible animals on the planet.
Preserved Chameleon

A specimen of a chameleon exhibits the extent of its incredibly long tongue.
The Tip of the Neck

The giraffe's head can seem tiny at the top of it's extraordinarily long neck.
Sir David with Platypus Specimens

The intriguing duck-billed platypus can be seen as a specimen in many museums. Here Sir David sits amongst a few examples.
The Midwife Toad

Sir David holds a male midwife toad complete with eggs around its hind legs.
Sir David and an Asian Elephant

Sir David Attenborough investigates the trunk of an Asian elephant. The trunk is actually a muscled union between the upper lip and the nose.
Naked Mole Rat

A naked mole rat, perfectly exhibiting it's almost bare skin, tiny eyes and its enlarged, strong teeth used for digging. You can also see that its lips close behind its teeth in order to keep dirt out of its mouth!
Narwhal Tusk

Sir David holds a spiral narwhal tusk, actually the upper left canine of the whales teeth.
Fossil Ammonite

Ammonite fossils are some of the most popular, mostly due to their relative abundance, ease of fossilisation and their spiral beauty.
Zebra Stripes

Sir David strokes a zebra, an animal with one of the most curious patterns. Why does the zebra have its famous black and white stripes? It seems that they are for a variety of reasons.
Iridescent Blue

Butterflies capture everyone's imagination, including Sir David Attenborough.