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Sir David recalls meeting a 10-foot-long grey-scaled reptile, with a long, yellow forked tongue - the Komodo dragon. From 2009.

What did Sir David do when he was confronted by a 10-foot-long grey-scaled reptile -with a long yellow forked tongue whipping in and out of its mouth?

He didn't run!

In fact, he was one of the first to film the Komodo dragon.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in July 2009.

10 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Oct 2024 01:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Jul 2009 20:50
  • Sun 19 Jul 2009 08:50
  • Wed 30 Dec 2009 14:00
  • Thu 31 Dec 2009 04:00
  • Fri 11 Nov 2011 17:50
  • Sun 20 Sep 2015 11:50
  • Sun 20 Sep 2015 19:50
  • Fri 28 Jul 2017 06:20
  • Fri 28 Jul 2017 13:20
  • Fri 28 Jul 2017 20:20
  • Sat 29 Jul 2017 01:20
  • Sun 19 May 2019 11:50
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  • Sun 13 Dec 2020 10:45
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  • Mon 14 Oct 2024 01:45