Following in the footsteps of Sir David Attenborough

Filmmaker Ryan Eddowes is aiming to document the 40 lifeforms named after the legendary broadcaster - flora, fauna and fossils.

Ryan shares with Yaz Rhoden how his journey and love of wildlife began with his grandparents introducing him to the outdoors and the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. In the years since he's become a qualified zoologist and herpetologist. He's since had two letters from Sir David, including a blessing to undertake his quest, dubbed 'Attenborough's Animals'.

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Image credit: Ryan Eddowes