Attenborough and the Giant Egg

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series Zoo Quest Whilst he was there he acquired a giant egg It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the elephant bird the largest bird that ever lived It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since Fifty years older he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed Could the elephant birds fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascars remaining wildlife Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection On his return scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old Davids egg actually is and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird