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Janisse Ray's avatar

I am in awe of this man and smitten with this tribute. I had no idea that you had interviewed Mr. Attenborough more than once. How wonderful! And that he's almost 100 is a gift to us all. This is an amazing human. I would like to point out something in his opening to the plants documentary--"They have to fight one another, they have to compete for mates, they have to invade new territories." I think this kind of tension makes exciting films, but my guess is that in nature we're going to find that exactly the opposite is more true. Thank you, Jeanne, for another great post.

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

Excellent point, Janisse. Maybe he was only talking about kudzu. 😆

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Mark Loyacano's avatar

Thank you Jeanne, this is a wonderfully written tribute to an iconic naturalist.

However Jeanne, you are one of our Champion(s) of Nature too.

Namaste.

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Janisse Ray's avatar

I'm 100 percent in agreement. Jeanne leads the way.

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

Thank you both, dear ones!

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Jim Melvin's avatar

I remember this one. You've spoken to quite a few famous people, but Sir David is certainly one of the most amazing and impressive. He has one of the most recognizable voices there has ever been, up there with Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, and Anthony Hopkins.

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

So true about his voice!

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Leah Rampy's avatar

What an experience! Yay for Sir David and YAY for you!

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

Thank you, Leah!

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Cathy R. Payne's avatar

What a wonderful legacy, and an inspiring part of your history! Thank you for sharing this with us.

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

You're welcome, Cathy! He's indeed a special human being.

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Gary Spangler's avatar

Thank you Jeanne Malmgren for your commentary today, along with your past efforts to interview Sir David Attenborough and share his love and study of Nature with the public. His latest movie, released today on his 99th birthday, is a perfect celebration of his life.

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Jeanne Malmgren's avatar

You’re welcome, Gary. And yes, I’m looking forward to seeing that new movie!

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Gary Spangler's avatar

As am I.

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