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The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
David Attenborough
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David Attenborough
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
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Sir David Attenborough
David Frederick Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough
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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.
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It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.
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I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.
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