The beloved environmentalist and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, has gone viral this week for a rather surprising reason…
Now, throughout the years, Sir David Attenborough has educated millions of people.
He has changed how we view our natural world.
And, as a result, is today considered something of a living legend.
The British broadcaster has dedicated his life to showcasing the lesser-known areas of our planet and introducing us to a whole array of magnificent creatures.
His career first kicked off back in 1952.
Attenborough joined the BBC as a trainee, having only ever watched 1 television program in his life.
Here, he co-created the hit series Zoo Quest, which combined live studio presentation with footage shot on location.
Ultimately bringing rare animals — including chimpanzees, pythons, and birds of paradise — into viewers’ living rooms for the very first time.
Across the next couple of decades, Attenborough would travel to the most remote parts of the world where he would immerse himself in before-unheard-of cultures, all for our viewing pleasure.
He continued making incredible television from the ’50s onwards.
But perhaps his most groundbreaking work was in Life on Earth, which took a whopping 3 years to make back in 1979.
Life on Earth helped invent the natural history documentary as we know it today.
His most famous series might just be Planet Earth which is still ongoing.
These include Frozen Planet, Our Planet, Blue Planet, and Human Planet.
Years on, he continues to instill a love and passion for nature that no one has ever quite managed before…
In a way that no one else will ever be able to match.
I mean, who else could bring a crowd at Glastonbury Festival to a total standstill with a speech on the natural planet?
No one but David Attenborough, of course!
He took to the stage at the mammoth music festival in 2019…
Where he addressed tens of thousands of festival-goers on the importance of the environment.
But aside from his incredible broadcasting…
Attenborough has a whole host of other endeavors.
For example, he’s written over thirty books about the natural world!
Almost every single one of his groundbreaking documentary series comes with an accompanying text, including breathtaking photography.
He’s also enjoyed much recognition for his work.
He has been awarded more honorary college degrees than any other person — ever!
Another incredible achievement by Attenborough?
He currently has at least twenty different species of plants and animals named after him. Now that’s cool.
In more recent years, he has shifted his focus onto the issue of climate change.
As global warming takes effect, Attenborough has been using his platform and his influence to spread awareness and implement change.
And as we face climate disaster after climate disaster…
It’s clear than Attenborough’s message is as relevant as ever!
There are many issues that the environmentalist holds great passion over…
And that includes the importance of vaccines.
He has always been a loud-and-proud pro-vaxxer…
And he publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine.
People across the world absolutely adore Attenborough.
It’s safe to say there’s a lot we know about David Attenborough.
But he’s kept his personal (and family) life surprisingly secret over the years.
And there was one surprising fact about Attenborough that seemed to have passed the internet by…
It’s a secret about the Attenborough family.
That in their family tree, there was more than one famous Attenborough brother!
Fans have been left stunned after finding out the surprising fact…
Taking to social media to express their disbelief…
“I was today years old when I learned the old guy in Jurassic Park is David Attenborough’s brother,” wrote one user.
Attenborough’s brother is best known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Miracle on 34th Street.
He was the elder sibling but sadly passed away in 2014, aged ninety.
And it’s clear Attenborough was immensely proud of his talented brother!
“I think probably the most imaginative film he made as a director was Oh! What A Lovely War,” hold told the Radio Times.
“Shadowlands was a very powerful film, but Oh! What A Lovely War was out there on its own – no cinema film that I know of had anything like the bravura and the energy and the invention as he put into that,” he said.
Yes — David Attenborough’s brother is none other than Richard Attenborough!
Did you know this famous pair were brothers?