Sir David shares joy of monster fossil hunt

SIR David Attenborough hopes the discovery of a skull from a colossal sea monster will inspire children to be fossil hunters and scientists.

- Steph Spyro

The 97-year-old veteran broadcaster will appear in a documentary about the pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans some 150 million years ago.

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster will air on New Year's Day.

Sir David said: "There are still going to be 10-year-olds and 12-yearolds going around on bicycles hitting rocks with hammers. Kids that are being born today will still find that romantic - and not only kids."

The national treasure added a little advice about fossil and dinosaur hunting, saying: "Put on glasses - it's very dangerous!" Sir David reminisced about the first ancient wonder he found as a boy in Leicester where he grew up.