Attenborough and the Giant Egg
Attenborough and the Giant Egg

Attenborough and the Giant Egg

8.6

1 hr 0 min

2011-03-02

4

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.

Documentary

TV Movie

Trailers

Characters

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Presenter

Similar Movies

Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

2008-01-01

Super Hunts, Super Hunters

1995-01-01

Okavango: A Flood of Life

2021-02-15

Spirit of the Mountains

2023-04-07

Imprint in Clay

1993-01-01

Troubled Waters

1993-01-01

Natural Killers Predators Close Up: Kalahari Supercat

2005-06-15

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

2022-06-16

They Made the Land

1938-05-23

Back to the Goode Life

2019-04-26

Nepal Forever

2012-12-05

March of the Penguins

2005-01-26

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004-01-15

Leopard Dynasty – The Rise of Rana

2025-06-28

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

2004-12-08

United Sharks of America

2015-08-08

Out on the Street

2015-02-15

Jesus Camp

2006-09-15

Dig!

2004-05-14

The Living Thames

2019-08-07