It causes recurring bouts of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Even in a country where nutrition levels are higher, like the USA, 8-10% of children have asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the nine studies analysed in 2011, six detected lower levels of IgE antibodies and 15 to 21 per cent less eczema in children who had been exposed to cats or dogs as soon they were born.Īllergies have been on the rise since the 20th century. Their children wear socks throughout the year, have no idea what a plant is, apart from the cut flowers they see in vases at home.įor decades paediatricians warned mothers that if they wanted their children allergy-free they should keep animals out of the house.īy the early 2000s, a number of studies showed the opposite – that exposure to pets in the very early stages of life confers protective benefits and prevents the development of allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema. What do you think of our David Attenborough facts? Let us know by leaving a comment, below! Images ⓒ Getty Images: David Attenborough and two young children (2192547), holding frog (2588653), holding flying insect (74046800), with the Queen (53049821) standing surrounded by objects (108874291), portrait (526492398), looking into the distance (526513484), holding camera (502260275).I meet so many mothers who won’t let their children walk barefoot in the house or the park, won’t let them touch snails, won’t let them grasp mud or go out in the hot rain of the monsoon, won’t let them near any animals and refuse to keep a pet because it might bring in bacteria. He’s thought to be one of the most well-travelled people on the planetįor The Life of Birds documentary, he travelled a whopping 256,000 miles – that’s the same as travelling around the world ten times! Granting him the title of Sir David Attenborough.ġ5. Such as the Nepenthes attenboroughii – a giant carnivorous plant that devours animals as large as rats – and the UK’s new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough. Sir David has more than ten plants and animals named after him His first programme, called Coelacanth, looked at the rediscovery of the coelacanthġ3. Like most British people at the time! 12.
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When Sir David got his first job in television, he didn’t even own a TV In 1947 he spent two years serving in the Royal Navyīased in North Wales and the Firth of Forth.ġ1. Sir David was rejected from the first job he ever applied for at the BBC There’s only one animal Sir David doesn’t like… During World War II his parents adopted two Jewish refugee girls from Europe.Ĩ. He’s also not keen on sending emails, and prefers receiving letters by fax or post. He doesn’t own a car as he never passed his driving test He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in black and white, colour, HD, and 3D. He’s thrifty!Īt 11 years old he struck a deal selling newts to University College, Leicester for 3d (3 pence) each. The newts only came from a pond 5m away from the university’s zoology department!ĥ. Sir David doesn’t count himself as an animal ‘lover’īut instead says he has always been fascinated by them. Now the University of Leicester, where his dad was principal.ģ. He was raised on the campus of University College, Leicester Sir David Attenborough was born on 8 May, 1926, in Isleworth, West London Sir David pictured with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne. On, Britain’s favourite naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, turned 97!
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