David Attenborough is scared of rats and 9 other things we learned from his Twitter Q&A
What animal would Attenborough come back as? Read on...

Poor David Attenborough, he's just come back from the incredible Great Barrier Reef, and now he's been locked in an office to answer all our daft questions.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684764280571428864
Suppose them's the breaks when you're the greatest natural history broadcaster ever. So, what did we learn?
1. Well, for one thing, Attenborough doesn't love every animal.
https://twitter.com/BBCEarth/status/684778065587777538
2. And he prefers building sandcastles to snowmen. Um, great.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684772151740751872
3. But hey, at least we got a good book recommendation.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684771366936129537
4. And an awesome new fish to look up.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684766949176401920
Here it is!

5. There are still plenty of places on Attenborough's bucket list.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684765372436901888
6. And he's in no mood to slow down.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684766303018717185
7. If Attenborough could come back as any animal in the world, it would be:
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684776966822703104
Well obviously...

8. He has a very particular question he'd like to ask Charles Darwin...
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684775430101037057
9. ...A very specific piece of advice for getting children interested in conservation...
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684773312438910976
10. ...And a very passionate answer for why we should all care about nature.
https://twitter.com/BBCOne/status/684776484028985344
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