I just celebrated my 55th birthday….and discovered that one of my favorite people in the world, biologist and television presenter David Attenborough, has the same birthday as me, only he is 98 years old. Not only has this incredible man lived a full life, he’s had an extraordinary career as a popularizer of biology, commenting on wildlife around the world.

The BBC paid tribute to him on his birthday just yesterday:

He does for biology what Carl Sagan used to do for astronomy.

So he was a great figure for my generation as well as that of my parents. But what about now and the future? Who can carry on after Attenborough is gone?

Well, I have two presenters who, while very different from Attenborough, are no less impressive in their dedication to their subjects. They could certainly appeal to younger people, being so young and brilliant themselves!

First is:

Casual Geographic aka Mamadou Ndiaye

He started out on TikTok and also established channels on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. Here is one of his many interesting videos:

I chose this video to represent him because it also features the other presenter I want to tell about.

Lindsay Nikole 

Yes, that’s her real name. She covers animals like Casual Geographic does but also looks at the past history of life on Earth. She is also on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

Here’s one of her videos.  Featuring Casual Geographic, to be fair.

I wonder what Sir David Attenbough would think of them and what they do. Well, I like them…..