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David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

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

    Attenborough and a Chameleon

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

  • Colourful Chameleon

    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

    Preserved Chameleon

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

  • The Tip of the Neck

    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

    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

    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 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

    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

    Narwhal Tusk

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

  • Fossil Ammonite

    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

    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

    Iridescent Blue

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

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  • Attenborough and a Chameleon
  • Colourful Chameleon
  • Preserved Chameleon
  • The Tip of the Neck
  • Sir David with Platypus Specimens
  • The Midwife Toad
  • Sir David and an Asian Elephant
  • Naked Mole Rat
  • Narwhal Tusk
  • Fossil Ammonite
  • Zebra Stripes
  • Iridescent Blue

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