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Originally filmed in 1956 as a joint venture with London Zoo, a very young David Attenborough has gone to Indonesia in search of the fearsome Komodo dragon.
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Having collected their specimens to take back to the Zoo - as was the practice at the time - David gains the trust of Charlie, their orangutan, in order to feed him a tasty treat.
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