After his first expeditions to Guyana, Indonesia and Paraguay, described in the book Naturalist's Travels: Adventures with Wild Animals, David Attenborough, the legendary presenter of the BBC wildlife documentary series Planet Earth, has made equally exciting journeys to another part of the world. In Madagascar and New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, as part of a group of other enthusiasts, he not only photographed nature with its amazing flora and fauna - tree pythons, birds of paradise, chameleons, frilled lizards, sifakas, indris, lemurs, barramundi and others animals, but also sought to carefully illuminate the way of life, traditions and beliefs of the indigenous inhabitants of these regions. Attenborough watched earth divers jump from Pentecost, participated in the ceremonies of Sing Sing in New Guinea and Royal Kava in Tonga, studied rock art at Nurlanji, and spoke with a bark painting master in the Northern Territory. And although sixty years have passed since the last journey described in this book, Attenborough’s stories will never lose their freshness and charm, because they are imbued with a love for all living things and filled with the spirit of discovery. “A lot has changed since then, but I left the stories about these places and events exactly as I wrote them down.” (David Attenborough)

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