The Attenboroughnculus tau. It is a special birthday gift from the Natural History Museum in London for the world’s most famous naturalist, Sir David Attenborough. The biologist and television maker, born in west London on May 8, 1926, is celebrating his centenary. In honor of the centenary, the museum has a small waspwhich was first sighted in 1984 at a lake in the Chilean province of Valdivia, named after the great Englishman.
The museum has the wasp Attenboroughnculus tau “not only in recognition of the incredible work Attenborough has done to show us the wonders and beauty of nature, but also to inspire generations of scientists to pursue a career in natural history.”
Attenborough has received congratulations from all over the world in recent days. In an audio message distributed via the BBC, he said he was “deeply touched” by all the well-wishes, “from toddler groups to care home residents and countless individuals and families of all ages.” Birthday boy Job intended to celebrate the holiday “quietly,” but “it seems many of you had other ideas.” He wishes everyone “a very nice day.”
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Hidden cameras
In recent weeks, the centenarian has treated television viewers to a new five-part television series Secret Garden is called. For these documentaries, Attenborough does not make long journeys to obscure jungles, but crawls through the backyards of ‘ordinary’ Britons. Using angelic patience, drones, night vision goggles and hidden cameras that respond to movements, it has been recorded how animals such as foxes, frogs, birds, hedgehogs and badgers populate the gardens.
The BBC will broadcast a special, one and a half hour television program on Friday evening (from 9.30 pm on BBC1). The BBC Concert Orchestra will then play the music that played a major role in the documentaries of the century in the Royal Albert Hall. Special archive footage will also be shown and special guests such as Sir Michael Palin (Monty Python) and colleagues such as Steve Backshall, Liz Bonnin and Chris Packham will outline the significance of Attenborough, with the birthday boy in the front row.
No one has probably been able to view as many animals in their natural habitat as Attenborough. It is not clear whether he already knew the Chilean wasp. The Englishman himself has never declared an animal his personal favorite. According to journalist Damian Whitworth of the British newspaper The Times he once stated which animal he would most like to be: a sloth.
To mark Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, NRC has recorded a special episode of the podcast ‘Bhaired Apes’.
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