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The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken about Prince George’s obsession with dinosaurs in the past; now her oldest son is the proud owner of a shark tooth from the time of the prehistoric giants thanks to Sir David Attenborough.
In a new photograph released by Kensington Palace, seven-year-old George looked ecstatic as he manipulated the fossilized giant shark tooth given him by Sir David.
His younger brother, Prince Louis, and his father, Prince William, were also in the photo, taking a good look at the tooth, which came from an extinct megalodon carcharocles, described as one of the most feared predators to swim in the seas.
Prince George was fascinated with the tooth of a giant shark: carcharocles megalodon. Photo: Kensington Palace
Sir David gave the gift to Prince George after a private viewing of his new environmental documentary with the Duke of Cambridge, on the palace grounds.
In A Life On Our Planet, Sir David reflects both on the defining moments in his life as a naturalist and on the devastating changes he has witnessed. One photo shows William and Sir David sitting in directors chairs with their names printed across the back, but as a joke they decided to sit in each other’s seats.
Another photograph shows the Cambridge family clearly very happy to receive Sir David at Kensington Palace last week.
The giant shark tooth she gave George was found by Sir David during a family vacation in Malta in the late 1960s.
It was embedded in the soft yellow limestone of the island, which was laid during the Miocene period about 23 million years ago.
Carcharocles megalodon is believed to have grown to 15 meters in length, which is about twice the length of the great white shark.
Sir David Attenborough and Prince William watching Sir David’s upcoming documentary. Photo: Kensington Palace
The shared passion of Prince William and Sir David to protect the planet was seen last year when William interviewed Sir David at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sir David is also understood to be supporting the Duke of Cambridge in what has been described as William’s most ambitious project to date, the Earthshot Prize.
The award, announced in January, is designed to try to “dispel the current pessimism around the environment.”
It is expected to earn the prestige of the Nobel Prize, which recognizes individuals, groups or organizations that find solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems. More details about the project are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, produced by WWF and Silverback Films, opens in theaters Monday and will launch on Netflix on October 4.
