Attenborough and the Giant Egg

Attenborough and the Giant Egg

2011 en 60 minutes

Rating: 8.6

Plot

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series, Zoo Quest. Whilst he was there, he acquired a giant egg. It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the 'elephant bird' - the largest bird that ever lived. It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since. Fifty years older, he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed. Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection. On his return, scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old David's egg actually is - and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird.

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Presenter

Similar Movies

Step

Step

en

July 28, 2017

Trophy

Trophy

en

January 20, 2017

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

en

December 29, 2016

Marathon

Marathon

en

January 1, 1965

Northern Lights

Northern Lights

en

July 2, 1998

The Stalking of Laurie Show

The Stalking of Laurie Show

en

December 12, 2000

The 11th Hour

The 11th Hour

en

August 17, 2007

Black Ballerina

Black Ballerina

en

September 4, 2016

The Undamaged

The Undamaged

sl

October 6, 2018

Desired Children

Desired Children

de

October 8, 2016

The Battle of The Alamo

The Battle of The Alamo

en

March 9, 1996

Right Under My Eyes

Right Under My Eyes

fr

June 23, 2002

Mabel

Mabel

en

January 1, 2016

Ma fille est innocente

Ma fille est innocente

fr

October 15, 2007