Topic: David Attenborough

David Attenborough's New Documentary Uses Penguin Body Doubles

Reuters

In the wake of fakery claims regarding his Frozen Planet series, David Attenborough and his team have (sadly) come clean about penguin body doubles in his new 3-D film, possibly ruining the whole idea of a true nature documentary.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2011

Frozen Planet's Cuteness Fraud Is Only a Little Shameful

The authenticity of the cuteness in this photo of brand new polar bears is up for debate, after it turned out that the scene that produced those little ones was staged in a Dutch zoo.

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