I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for exploration and discovery in the natural world, highlighting the mystery of species like the giant squid.
David Attenborough's quote conveys a sense of wonder and curiosity about the mysteries of nature, illustrated by the elusive giant squid. Despite the efforts of many to observe a living specimen, only dead ones have been found, emphasizing the vastness of the unknown in our world and the challenges of scientific exploration.
In practice
During a nature documentary screening, quote Attenborough to inspire an interest in marine biology.
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I'm sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
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There's a small worm called Loa Loa Filariasis. This parasite can survive in one environment exclusively- namely, underneath the skin and inside the eyes of human beings. Children and the elderly in tropical regions (usually the poorest) are the most widely affected. A painful, slow death is virtually certain. The worm can actually live in the host for 17 years before the host finally dies.
The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
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The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
Nature is wont to hide herself.
My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.
The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.
Snowflakes fascinate me... Millions of them falling gently to the ground... And they say that no two of them are alike! Each one completely different from all the others... The last of the rugged individualists!
Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God.
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