Attenborough and the Giant Egg
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- | [[:Category:Nature|Nature]][[Category:Nature]] [[Documentary]] hosted by [[:Category:Sir David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]][[Category:Sir David Attenborough]], | + | [[:Category:Nature|Nature]][[Category:Nature]] [[Documentary]] hosted by [[:Category:David Attenborough|David Attenborough]][[Category:David Attenborough]], |
published by [[:Category:BBC|BBC]][[Category:BBC]] in [[:Category:2011|2011]][[Category:2011]] | published by [[:Category:BBC|BBC]][[Category:BBC]] in [[:Category:2011|2011]][[Category:2011]] | ||
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- | David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series, Zoo Quest. Whilst he was there, he acquired a giant egg. It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the 'elephant bird' - the largest bird that ever lived. It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since. | + | Sir David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series, Zoo Quest. Whilst he was there, he acquired a giant egg. It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the 'elephant bird' - the largest bird that ever lived. It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since. |
Fifty years older, he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed. Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? | Fifty years older, he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed. Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? | ||
Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection. On his return, scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old David's egg actually is - and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird. | Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection. On his return, scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old David's egg actually is - and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird. |
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Nature Documentary hosted by David Attenborough, published by BBC in 2011 - English narration
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Attenborough and the Giant Egg Sir David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series, Zoo Quest. Whilst he was there, he acquired a giant egg. It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the 'elephant bird' - the largest bird that ever lived. It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since. Fifty years older, he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed. Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection. On his return, scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old David's egg actually is - and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird.
Technical Specs
SD Version
- Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
- Video Bitrate: 1640 kbps
- Video Resolution: 720 x 416
- Video Aspect Ratio: 1.731 - 16.9
- Frames Per Second: 25
- Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
- Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz
- Audio Streams: 2
- Audio Languages: English
- RunTime Per Part: 59mins
- Number Of Parts: 1
- Part Size: 747 MB
- Ripped by: Harry65
- Source: DVB-Rip
HD Version
- Video Codec: x264 CABAC
- Video Bitrate: 4000 Kbps
- Video Aspect Ratio: 1.777:1
- Video Resolution: 1280x720
- Audio Codec: AC3
- Audio Bitrate: 192 Kbps CBR 48KHz
- Audio Channels: 2
- Run-Time: 59mins
- Framerate: 25FPS
- Number of Parts: 1
- Part Size: 1.72 GB
- Source: HDTV
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