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Ricky here with your last Newsround of the weekend. | :00:23. | :00:22. | |
First up, a very happy birthday to Sir David Attenborough, | :00:23. | :00:22. | |
one the world's most famous wildlife explorers | :00:23. | :00:22. | |
We've been taking a look back at his epic career. | :00:23. | :00:28. | |
Even before colour TV, David Attenborough was travelling | :00:29. | :00:28. | |
around the world to explore remote areas | :00:29. | :00:30. | |
For more than 60 years now, he has been | :00:31. | :00:36. | |
bringing back amazing footage of rare animals, plants and insects, | :00:37. | :00:38. | |
These engaging chicks are so inquisitive | :00:39. | :00:43. | |
that you only have to sit down to their own level for them all to | :00:44. | :00:49. | |
gather around you to try and discover what sort of | :00:50. | :00:51. | |
He is so influential he has 30 honorary degrees, a knighthood, | :00:52. | :00:58. | |
and even had new species named after him, including a type | :00:59. | :01:01. | |
of spider, a flesh eating plant and a fossilised fish. | :01:02. | :01:06. | |
No museum in the world has a complete specimen of this species. | :01:07. | :01:10. | |
Human beings exterminated it in the middle of the 17th century. | :01:11. | :01:13. | |
There are a lot of animals today that face | :01:14. | :01:16. | |
He's used his programmes to tell people about | :01:17. | :01:21. | |
different animals that need protection from extinction. | :01:22. | :01:27. | |
Some of his biggest admirers include US President Barack Obama and CBBC's | :01:28. | :01:30. | |
My earliest memories of Sir David Attenborough were watching his | :01:31. | :01:34. | |
Zoo Quest series, which was quite a long time ago now. | :01:35. | :01:36. | |
I instantly thought, that is amazing, | :01:37. | :01:40. | |
that is what I want to do with my life. | :01:41. | :01:45. | |
Attenborough often gets up close and personal with the | :01:46. | :01:48. | |
His unique voice and enthusiastic descriptions are his trademark. | :01:49. | :01:56. | |
These are greylag geese, the same species that | :01:57. | :01:59. | |
David Attenborough has changed the way many people see and think | :02:00. | :02:05. | |
From everyone here at Newsround, a very happy birthday. | :02:06. | :02:22. | |
Contestants from all over the world were taking part in | :02:23. | :02:26. | |
the International Tightrope Contest held in East China. | :02:27. | :02:29. | |
Yes, it's the third International Highline Tight | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
16 top contestants with nerves of steel. | :02:33. | :02:37. | |
Walking 400 metres in the air, on a rope, only 25 millilitres wide. | :02:38. | :02:44. | |
They're not allowed to carry a balancing pole. | :02:45. | :02:49. | |
The final two contestants raced across the rope trying | :02:50. | :02:51. | |
His advice to anyone giving this a go, "Don't look down | :02:52. | :03:00. | |
Now, it's often been said by experts that we know more about the moon | :03:01. | :03:15. | |
Now, new images reveal a weird and wonderful world two and a half | :03:16. | :03:19. | |
A new world is being explored by this robot submarine. | :03:20. | :03:23. | |
The deepest waters on planet Earth revealing | :03:24. | :03:24. | |
..That even the scientists are surprised by. | :03:25. | :03:35. | |
Illuminous jellyfish, a sea cucumber, | :03:36. | :03:37. | |
these images have been streamed live for scientists | :03:38. | :03:39. | |
It really is a place of wonder and beauty. | :03:40. | :03:44. | |
have the chance to go through and make sense | :03:45. | :03:54. | |
of it as scientists later but the | :03:55. | :03:56. | |
colours, the delivate lifeforms down there. | :03:57. | :03:59. | |
it is just astounding the intricate wonders that nature has. | :04:00. | :04:02. | |
It's not just the creatures that are being | :04:03. | :04:04. | |
Rubbish too has found its way to the bottom of the trench. | :04:05. | :04:13. | |
The pressure is huge down here and not a lot can survive. | :04:14. | :04:16. | |
A species that adapted and branched out from sharks nearly | :04:17. | :04:20. | |
They've remained isolated in the deepest | :04:21. | :04:23. | |
What new wonders such expeditions will discover any future no one | :04:24. | :04:30. | |
knows - but one thing is certain, that with project like this, | :04:31. | :04:41. | |
they will be more accessible for us to see than ever before. | :04:42. | :04:44. | |
Finally, just time to check out the strangest stories of the week. | :04:45. | :04:48. | |
First up, the dancing police officers from New Zealand. | :04:49. | :04:53. | |
They posted this video as part the running man | :04:54. | :04:55. | |
challenge where people film themselves busting moves | :04:56. | :04:57. | |
Other police forces have been getting involved, | :04:58. | :05:07. | |
including these officers from Police Scotland. | :05:08. | :05:08. | |
Who needs Guitar Hero when you can have this? | :05:09. | :05:21. | |
More than 7000 guitarists playing a song | :05:22. | :05:23. | |
And lastly, it's got thrills, it's got spills... | :05:24. | :05:40. | |
Oh yes, this is the British Lawnmower Championships. | :05:41. | :05:45. | |
This season has just kicked off in Surrey. | :05:46. | :05:47. | |
Don't worry, the blades are removed from the mowers | :05:48. | :05:49. | |
I'd like to see Lewis Hamilton on one of those. | :05:50. | :05:57. |