The Dragons of Galapagos

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The Dragons of Galapagos
Directed by David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook
Written by David Attenborough and Nicolas Noxon
Produced byDavid Parer
StarringDavid Attenborough and Nicolas Noxon
CinematographyDavid Parer
Edited byPaul Cantwell and Beth Spiegel
Music byMartin Friedel
Running time
55 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Dragons of Galapagos is a 1998 wildlife documentary film created by David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook. It looks at the life on the Galapagos Islands. [1] The couple spend two years living in a tent on the island of Fernandina to record the animals, with Parer working the camera and Parer-Cook recording the sound. [2] [3] It was produced by the BBC, National Geographic and the ABC and was narrated by David Attenborough. [4]

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  1. Warneke, Ross (3 August 1998), "Auntie's northern view", The Age
  2. Mitchell, Lisa (4 June 1998), "In the realm of the dragon", The Age
  3. Gripper, Ali (25 October 1999), "Wild things", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. Hooks, Barbara (7 June 1998), "The highlight", The Age
  5. 1 2 Lowing, Rob (4 November 1998), "Hugo trounces boys head-on", The Sun Herald