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Sir David recalls meeting a 10-foot-long grey-scaled reptile, with a long, yellow forked tongue - the Komodo dragon. From 2009.

What did Sir David do when he was confronted by a 10-foot-long grey-scaled reptile -with a long yellow forked tongue whipping in and out of its mouth?

He didn't run!

In fact, he was one of the first to film the Komodo dragon.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.

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