Attenborough and the Giant Egg

Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)

March 2nd, 20111h 0min

Documentary, TV Movie
86%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Hunt For The Giant Squid

Hunt For The Giant Squid


Released on: 2010-03-22
Documentary, TV Movie

Previous attempts to find the giant squid have largely failed. Armed with state-of-the-art cameras a...

Stream of Love

Stream of Love


Released on: 2013-11-24
Documentary

Love and desire fill the minds of villagers in a Hungarian speaking village in Transylvania, Romania...

Flyways

Flyways


Released on: 2023-05-06
Documentary

Flyways follows endangered migratory shorebirds as they travel their ancient migration routes around...

One October

One October


Released on: 2017-04-08
Documentary

Reporter Clay Pigeon interviews New Yorkers in October, 2008.

A Walk to Beautiful

A Walk to Beautiful


Released on: 2007-05-05
Documentary

"A Walk to Beautiful" tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirt...

Hold on Tight

Hold on Tight


Released on: 2011-07-28
Documentary

A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like ...

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

The Trials of Darryl Hunt


Released on: 2007-06-15
Documentary

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a feature documentary about a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly c...

Origins of Life

Origins of Life


Released on: 2001-06-26
Documentary

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more co...

The Imperial Lullaby

The Imperial Lullaby


Released on: 2020-03-21
Documentary, History

The armies of Fascist Italy conquered Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia, in May 1936, thus culminati...

Tribal Justice

Tribal Justice


Released on: 2017-02-05
Documentary

Two formidable Native American women, both chief judges in their tribe's courts, strive to reduce in...

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq


Released on: 2007-09-09
Documentary

In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new g...

Somehow Hopeful

Somehow Hopeful


Released on: 2022-06-20
Documentary

When fighting for necessary change, rejection of the status quo is a worthy rebellion. SOMEHOW HOPEF...

Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say No to Cosmo

Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say No to Cosmo


Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary

Outraged by the controversial January, 1988 article in Cosmopolitan magazine, the women in the AIDS ...

DiAna's Hair Ego: AIDS Info Up Front

DiAna's Hair Ego: AIDS Info Up Front


Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary

A documentary film about AIDS and one unconventional woman's efforts to educate her small, Southern ...

(In)Visible Women

(In)Visible Women


Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary

Women who are HIV-positive discuss how they "came out" about their infection and became politically ...

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige


Released on: 1991-04-10
Documentary

This film is a poetic composition of recorded history and non-recorded memory. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’...

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations


Released on: 1938-04-21
Documentary

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty


Released on: 1938-06-02
Documentary

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...

Who's More Important, What's More Necessary

Who's More Important, What's More Necessary


Released on: 1930-12-31
Documentary, Animation

This film about agricultural advances in the USSR was meant to serve as a teaching aid. Featuring do...

Election Day

Election Day


Released on: 2007-03-10
Documentary

Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's the street-level experi...