From coasts to deserts to cities, BBC’s Planet Earth III series explores the diversity, drama and vulnerability of the natural world through eight gripping episodes shot over the course of five years. In this interview, David Attenborough and executive producer Mike Gunton discuss some of their “hold your breath” moments from the series and how the filming of unique animal behaviour is contributing to science. In one scene, a leopard high in a tree attacks an antelope buck. “Suddenly you realise you haven’t written anything because, you know, you’re just completely held,” says Attenborough, wondering if the leopard could possibly survive falling from such a height. “And that may tell you that perhaps your words aren’t all that necessary.”
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