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David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo travel in search of exotic animals.

David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo travel in search of exotic animals. Their aim is to capture them and bring them back to the UK for exhibit in the zoo.

Zoo Quest: Zoo Quest for a Dragon: Borneo - Part One

Borneo - Part One

Zoo Quest for a Dragon

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David Attenborough begins his quest in Borneo. (1956)

First transmitted in 1956, David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus begin their quest in Borneo, the first in the chain of islands they must cross in order to reach Komodo.

First transmitted in 1956, this is first episode of a six-part series in which David Attenborough searches for the Komodo dragon.

David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus begin their quest in Borneo, the first in the chain of islands they must cross in order to reach Komodo. There they trek through jungle to a village belonging to the Dayak tribe, where they are given a warm welcome.

The Zoo Quest team are hoping to find an orangutan and, with guidance from the Dayaks, they discover and film one in the wild. However, it is an orphaned orangutan held captive by a hunter that Attenborough falls for in the end.

Zoo Quest: Zoo Quest for a Dragon

David Attenborough spends four months in search of the largest lizard in the world.

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