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David Attenborough: Quest In Paradise

AuthorDavid Attenborough

NarratorDavid Attenborough

SeriesQuest Under Capricorn, Book 3

Duration2h 45m

CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Science and Nature

Key StageA Level

PublisherBBC

VersionUnabridged

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The story of David Attenborough's joint animal-collecting and film-making trip to New Guinea. The quest demanded hazardous treks across treacherous terrain in the Jimi Valley to find exotic Birds of Paradise.

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