 David Attenborough's Life Stories

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David Attenborough's Life Stories

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Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants

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

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David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1: Bird's Nest Soup

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The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.

The naturalist on the battle of filming the birds of Borneo, whose nests made of saliva are prized by Chinese chefs. From 2009.

Filming birds that make the nests of saliva - so prized by Chinese gourmet chefs -  in the total darkness of a Borneo cave proved difficult.

That was until a conical mound of bat guano provided a natural platform.

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 BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.

David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1

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