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Sep. 30, 2011
David Attenborough Flies With The Pterosaurs
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| David Attenborough has produced dozens of shows and books about how plants and animals live. But his latest, Flying Monsters 3D, takes a look at creatures that have been extinct for around 65 million years--pterosaurs, or flying reptiles--and examines why they may have evolved to fly. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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David Attenborough
Writer and Narrator, "Flying Monsters 3D"
London, England
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