Happy 99th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough

King Charles & David Attenborough walk the Blue Carpet at 'Ocean' Premiere:

Indeed, OP!

Sir David Attenborough is a truly dedicated lifelong environmental advocate and all-round very impressive man. I find it hard to understand why Attenborough has not been recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize. He really deserves this.

He's so universally adored in the UK, he's the only person I can think of that could get a full-on state funeral and no-one would moan.

Wow, ancient

Happy Birthday.

He’s against sending money or food to Africa. I wonder if he’s a eugenicist?

For R6:

Human population

Attenborough has linked anthropogenic effects on the environment with human population growth.[130][131][132] He has attracted criticism for his views on human overpopulation[133] and human population control.[134] He is a patron of Population Matters,[135] a UK charity advocating for family planning, sustainable consumption and proposed sustainable human population.[136][137] In a 2013 interview with the Radio Times, Attenborough described humans as a "plague on the Earth",[138][139] and described the act of sending food to famine-stricken countries as "barmy" for population reasons.[134][140] He called for more debate about human population growth,[134] saying that since he "first started making programmes 60 years ago, the human population has tripled."[141]

According to Attenborough, improving women's rights around the world is an effective way "to limit our birth rate".[142] He said that "anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth in a finite environment is either a madman or an economist."[142]

[Quote] described the act of sending food to famine-stricken countries as "barmy"

I’m canceling my subscription to the Discovery Channel!

I hate him with a passion the man who ruined Chorus Line for me.

His view on the world is all wet.

Africa is not overpopulated. It just seems that way to ignorant possibly racist old farts like David.

R11 I agree, that's a bad take. Most countries have heavily populated cities.

Hes Amazing. I wish he was younger and could be around for longer. Its amazing how movie stars have been forgotten but he is known by generations. I was only telling a friend recently that Richard, mr Hammond in Jurassic park was his brother. This friend knows of D.A. but bearly knows who Doris Day or Clark Gable is.

He seems quite spry and alert in R1's video. Does he get injections of monkey glands or the blood of pubescent youths?

Some people remain surprisingly sharp and spry until they die, even after 100. It's rare but I've seen it.

My neighbor down the block is 98, and she takes her shopping cart and goes 4 blocks down the road 1-2 weekly to buy her groceries. And she is also a 40 year breast cancer survivor.

Holy shit R1, he’s 20 years senior to King Charles but looks younger than him!

The epitome of a life well lived. Happy birthday, Sir David.

Always makes me chuckle.