IF YOU COULD have anyone to read you a bedtime story it would pretty much be a toss up between Morgan Freeman and David Attenborough, right?

Today is Attenborough’s 87th birthday though, so the honour falls to him.

Here are some reasons why we’re convinced he could bring the magic of any story to life…

1. He can talk to the animals

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David Attenborough holds out his hand to Suka, an orangutan at London Zoo (Sport and General/S&G Barratts/EMPICS Archive)

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2. He’s not afraid to say “boo” to a sloth

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3. He loves a good leaf

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4. He might bring his brother, Richard

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5. He likes playing with baby gorillas

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6. He’s totally fine with a floral version of himself

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7. He’s friends with the rhinos

8. He can narrate anything. ANYTHING

Here he is narrating Bjork’s app album Biophilia:

Video: YouTube/BjorkDotCom

And here he is telling us about an amorous tortoise:

Video: YouTube/BBC

9. He’ll get that spider out from under the bed

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