Sir David Attenborough comes to terms with memory loss
Sir David Attenborough has explained the challenges of making nature documentaries at the age of 90.
He has confessed that he is “running into problems” when it comes to recalling the proper names of the flora and fauna he is commentating on.
The naturalist is currently working on new BBC series Blue Planet II and explained that he is “coming to terms” with how his mind is taking longer to find the right words.
After a trip to Jura Mountains in Switzerland, David told the Telegraph, “There were these searing yellow fields and I can’t think of the damn name.”
"I wanted to say something about it but I couldn’t and it wasn’t until we got quite close to Geneva that I thought, of course, oil seed rape."
David isn’t letting his age slow him down and will make two on screen appearances on Blue Planet II from Florida and Dominica.
"I’ve just come back from Florida where we have been filming spinner sharks. There are 20,000 of them and people don’t even know they’re there. From a helicopter you can see this great column of fish and sharks, and just over there, there are people exercising their dogs on the beach," he said.
Sir David Attenborough is as passionate about conserving the planet as ever and called on people to take responsibility for their actions.
“Everyone must do what they can because it’s the most valuable thing we have got, whether your 60 years old or 106."
Last year, David expressed that he won’t be stopping his work anytime soon and shudders at the word ‘retirement’.
“You never tired of the natural world. Putting your feet up is all very well, but it’s very boring, isn’t it?”