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An unmatched storyteller and unanimously recognized as the voice of the natural world, there will never be another Attenborough. Find some of our favorite Sir David moments on NATURE below.

“We now have a better understanding of the natural world than ever. We know how best to protect it for future generations. I can only hope that we will.”

-Sir David Attenborough

DOCUMENTARIES

Full length films featuring Sir David Attenborough.

Attenborough's Life Journey -- Preview of Attenborough’s Life Journey WATCH: 53:03
Attenborough’s Life Journey
An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough’s life and career in natural history.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough -- Preview of Museum Alive with David Attenborough WATCH: 52:29
Museum Alive with David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum, where extinct creatures come alive.
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster -- Preview of Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster WATCH: 53:03
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
Sir David Attenborough and experts unearth the fossil of the largest Jurassic predator.
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song -- Preview of Attenborough's Wonder of Song WATCH: 53:18
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song
David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature.
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention -- The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention Preview PREVIEW: 0:35
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention Preview
Join Sir David Attenborough to reveal the incredible egg, piece by piece.
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon WATCH: 53:29
Full Episode
Join Sir David Attenborough as he uncovers a new species of Ichthyosaur.
Raising the Dinosaur Giant -- Raising the Dinosaur Giant | Preview PREVIEW: 0:41
Raising the Dinosaur Giant | Preview
A giant is being awakened after 101 million years of sleep.
Song of the Earth with David Attenborough
About
From the Caribbean, the documentary hopscotches to various points on the globe to show viewers...
Fabulous Frogs -- Trailer: Fabulous Frogs PREVIEW: 0:47
Trailer: Fabulous Frogs
Airs Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Birds of the Gods WATCH: 52:30
Full Episode
Deep in New Guinea live spectacular birds that exist nowhere else.
Big Birds Can't Fly -- Big Birds Can't Fly - Preview PREVIEW: 0:38
Big Birds Can't Fly - Preview
Premieres Oct 7, 2015 at 8/7c on PBS. Check your local listings.
Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera -- Attenborough's Life Stories: Part 1 Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Attenborough's Life Stories: Part 1 Preview
Revisit key places and events in Sir David Attenborough’s wildlife filmmaking career.

CLIPS

Watch Sir David explain and explore in under an hour.

Attenborough's Life Journey -- How Sir David Attenborough Got His Start CLIP: 2:51
Attenborough's Life Journey
How Sir David Attenborough Got His Start
Witness Sir David’s love of fossils as a young boy transform into a passion for the natural world.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough -- What the Dodo Bird Actually Looked Like CLIP: 3:04
Museum Alive with David Attenborough
What the Dodo Bird Actually Looked Like
David Attenborough comes face-to-face with a dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans.
Fabulous Frogs -- Bullfrog Dad Protects the Brood CLIP: 2:43
Fabulous Frogs
Bullfrog Dad Protects the Brood
A male African bullfrog digs a channel for his young to escape dehydration and death.
Attenborough's Life Journey -- Attenborough’s Last Encounter with Lonesome George CLIP: 2:25
Attenborough's Life Journey
Attenborough’s Last Encounter with Lonesome George
Experience the unforgettable moment when Sir David encounters Lonesome George, the last of his kind.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough -- David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur CLIP: 3:11
Museum Alive with David Attenborough
David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur
Sir David Attenborough befriends a giant dinosaur, the Diplodocus.
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon -- Discovering a New Ichthyosaur CLIP: 2:14
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Discovering a New Ichthyosaur
Witness the discovery of a new ichthyosaur fossil.
Museum Alive with David Attenborough -- Was Bigfoot Real? CLIP: 3:15
Museum Alive with David Attenborough
Was Bigfoot Real?
Sir David Attenborough explores the research surrounding the existence of Bigfoot.
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster -- T-Rex vs. Jurassic Sea Monster CLIP: 3:03
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
T-Rex vs. Jurassic Sea Monster
Who would win in a fight: the Tyrannosaurus Rex or the Pliosaur?
Attenborough's Life Journey -- How David Attenborough Captured Memorable Swan Moment CLIP: 2:35
Attenborough's Life Journey
How David Attenborough Captured Memorable Swan Moment
Go behind the scenes of David Attenborough's infamous sequence with flying swans.
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster -- Discovering the Secrets of a Jurassic Sea Monster CLIP: 3:02
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
Discovering the Secrets of a Jurassic Sea Monster
Sir David Attenborough uncovers the secrets of the pliosaur, a monstrous marine predator.
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song -- Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing CLIP: 2:33
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song
Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing
It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song.
Fabulous Frogs
Attenborough’s Family of Fabulous Frogs
A menagerie of amazing amphibians featured in Fabulous Frogs.
Raising the Dinosaur Giant
360-degree Virtual Tour of a Dinosaur Giant
Join legendary naturalist David Attenborough for a 360-degree virtual experience with one of the world’s...
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song -- Male Lyrebird Manipulates Female Into Mating CLIP: 2:42
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song
Male Lyrebird Manipulates Female Into Mating
Up to now, scientists had thought that song was an honest signal from the male.
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon -- Meet a Jurassic Killer: Temnodontosaurus CLIP: 3:14
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Meet a Jurassic Killer: Temnodontosaurus
Temnodontosaurus fossils prove that this large predator fed on smaller ichthyosaurs.
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song -- Young David Attenborough Records First Lemur Sounds CLIP: 2:34
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song
Young David Attenborough Records First Lemur Sounds
In 1960, David Attenborough captured the first-ever audio of Madagascar’s largest lemur.
Raising the Dinosaur Giant -- Did This Thighbone Belong to the World's Largest Dinosaur? CLIP: 0:54
Raising the Dinosaur Giant
Did This Thighbone Belong to the World's Largest Dinosaur?
David Attenborough examines an enormous dinosaur thighbone.
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention -- The clever way the tiniest bird warms her nest CLIP: 1:40
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention
The clever way the tiniest bird warms her nest
This bird may not be big enough to cover all her eggs, but she can still keep them warm.
Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet -- Whales for Future Generations CLIP: 1:41
Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet
Whales for Future Generations
Sir David Attenborough on the anti-whaling campaigns of the mid-late 20th century.
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention -- How an Egg Hatches CLIP: 1:45
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention
How an Egg Hatches
See the remarkable way hatchlings are able to break out of their eggs.
Fabulous Frogs
The World’s Most Endangered Frogs
Meet the frogs on the brink of extinction.
Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet -- Saving the Mountain Gorilla CLIP: 2:06
Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet
Saving the Mountain Gorilla
How the work of Dian Fossey and David Attenborough helped protect the mountain gorilla.
Big Birds Can't Fly -- Baby Ostriches Hatching CLIP: 1:18
Big Birds Can't Fly
Baby Ostriches Hatching
Moments after they hatch from the egg, baby ostriches are ready to get up and go.
Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World -- Alongside Greylag Geese CLIP: 1:22
Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World
Alongside Greylag Geese
Sir David Attenborough accompanies an imprinted family of Greylag geese in flight.
Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera -- Revealing Kestrel Flight CLIP: 1:25
Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera
Revealing Kestrel Flight
Sir David Attenborough uses slow motion photography to examine kestrel flight.
Fabulous Frogs -- Golden Frogs Make Waves CLIP: 2:45
Fabulous Frogs
Golden Frogs Make Waves
The Panamanian Golden Frog has an unusual method of warning rivals and attracting mates.

NARRATION

Hear Sir David, a voice synonymous with natural history narration, add context to several NATURE films.

Hippo King -- Preview of Hippo King WATCH: 53:18
Hippo King
Discover the true character of one of the planet’s largest land mammals, the hippo bull.
The Bat Man of Mexico -- Preview of The Bat Man of Mexico PREVIEW: 0:30
Preview of The Bat Man of Mexico
Meet Mexico’s very own ‘Bat Man,’ an ecologist dedicating his life to saving bats.

WRITTEN FEATURES & MORE

David Attenborough on How Our Changing Climate Affects Wildlife
This Earth Day, David Attenborough hosts a documentary that dives into our changing climate.