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David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

In Photos: David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

In each episode, Sir David Attenborough reveals his own natural curiosities - come back each week to see them all here in our photo gallery.

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  • Komodo Dragon

    Komodo Dragon

    Komodo dragons are able to breed parthenogenetically, females giving birth without the presence of males.

    From Episode 1 - Virgin Birth.

  • Attenborough and the Dragon

    Attenborough and the Dragon

    Sir David Attenborough sits with a Komodo dragon in its enclosure at London Zoo.

    From Episode 1 - Virgin Birth.

  • Aphids

    Aphids

    Large rose aphids on a rose bud. A single female aphid can produce thousands of genetically identical aphids over the course of a summer.

    From Episode 1 - Virgin Birth.

  • Attenborough and a Leaf Insect

    Attenborough and a Leaf Insect

    Like aphids, leaf insects are also able to populate new areas on mass with the use of parthenogenesis.

    From Episode 1 - Virgin Birth.

  • Attenborough and a Hedgehog

    Attenborough and a Hedgehog

    Sir David Attenboroygh holds a hedgehog - which is covered in an almost impregnable spiky armour.

    From Episode 2 - Armoured Animals.

  • Hedgehog

    Hedgehog

    Rolled up into a ball, hedgehogs can find sanctuary behind their hollow, modified hairs.

    From Episode 2 - Armoured Animals.

  • Attenborough and a Rhino Painting

    Attenborough and a Rhino Painting

    Sir David Attenborough stands with a George Stubbs painting of an Indian rhino, displaying the folds of thick skin which look like plates of armour.

    From Episode 2 - Armoured Animals.

  • Attenborough and a Rhino

    Attenborough and a Rhino

    Sir David Attenborough meets an Indian rhino, showing off its thick grey skin, prehensile top lip and horn (which has been removed for security reasons).

    From Episode 2 - Armoured Animals.

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