IF YOU COULD have anyone to read you a bedtime story it would pretty much be a toss up between Morgan Freeman and David Attenborough, right?
Today is Attenborough’s 87th birthday though, so the honour falls to him.
Here are some reasons why we’re convinced he could bring the magic of any story to life…
1. He can talk to the animals
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David Attenborough holds out his hand to Suka, an orangutan at London Zoo (Sport and General/S&G Barratts/EMPICS Archive)
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2. He’s not afraid to say “boo” to a sloth
Source: BBCEarth
3. He loves a good leaf
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4. He might bring his brother, Richard
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5. He likes playing with baby gorillas
Video: YouTube/BBCEarth
6. He’s totally fine with a floral version of himself
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File
7. He’s friends with the rhinos
8. He can narrate anything. ANYTHING
Here he is narrating Bjork’s app album Biophilia:
Video: YouTube/BjorkDotCom
And here he is telling us about an amorous tortoise:
Video: YouTube/BBC
