Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
• March 2nd, 2011 • 1h 0min
Documentary, TV Movie
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
Ukraine in Flames
Released on: 1943-04-01
Documentary
A 1943 Soviet war propaganda film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It...
Face of Evil
Released on: 1996-04-09
Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
Using her girl-next-door looks to her advantage, Darcy Palmer is a calculating thief and murderer. A...
Home Truth
Released on: 2017-06-10
Documentary
In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when her three ...
Lost in Lebanon
Released on: 2017-05-19
Documentary
As the Syrian war continues to leave entire generations without education, health care, or a state, ...
Mighty Ground
Released on: 2017-06-19
Documentary
A gifted singer, struggling with addiction on the streets of Skid Row, sets out on a journey to tran...
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Released on: 2004-12-08
Documentary
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta...
God's Ways
Released on: 2006-11-06
Documentary
A dual portrait of young drifters on the streets of Odessa, where every day seems the same and the f...
Full Metal Village
Released on: 2007-04-19
Documentary
The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, ...
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Released on: 2004-08-12
Documentary, Drama
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
The Miracle Worker
Released on: 2000-11-12
Drama, TV Movie
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps inte...
Weihnachtsüberraschungen
Released on: 2025-08-27
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Nurse Nora is looking forward to her first Christmas vacation in years and wants to spend it quietly...
On Native Soil
Released on: 2006-08-22
Documentary
The film analyzes the efforts by the families of 9/11 victims to create the 9/11 Commission and what...
Singapore GaGa
Released on: 2005-08-24
Documentary
Singapore GaGa is a 55-minute paean to the quirkiness of the Singaporean aural landscape. It reveals...
In My Mother's House
Released on: 2017-07-28
Documentary
One day in 2005, Lina Fruzzetti receives a startling email that reads, "If this is your father, we a...
Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum
Released on: 2017-09-02
Documentary
The film tells the story of the intimate and unprecedented encounter between the photojournalists of...
King Coal
Released on: 2023-08-11
Documentary
The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its ...
The Story of Mothers & Daughters
Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary
This poignant documentary from directors Judith Leonard, Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg explores t...
Canada Vertical
Released on: 2023-10-28
Documentary, Adventure
After years of preparation, a team of highly motivated Quebeckers set out on one of the longest wild...