Happy 100th birthday David Attenborough! <i>Nature</i> salutes you

You have full access to this article via your institution. It is one of the most memorable moments in natural-history film-making: two young mountain gorillas playing with the broadcaster David Attenborough in Rwanda, later joined by the gorillas’ watchful mother. Attenborough is in his element, quietly demolishing a widely held perception — bolstered over decades by films such as King Kong — that these shy and peaceful creatures pose a violent threat to humans. …