David Attenborough becomes fastest person to get a million Instagram followers

"I’ve been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years, but this is my first time on Instagram," Attenborough explained.

"I’m exploring this new way of communication to me because, as we all know, the world is in trouble." "Continents are on fire. Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying. Fish are disappearing from our oceans. The list goes on and on." "But we know what to do about it. And that's why I'm tackling this new way, for me, of communication." The caption was written by David Attenborough's team. "Saving our planet is now a communications challenge. We know what to do, we just need the will." "That’s why we want to share this message on Instagram. Because there is hope and together, we can inspire change. Social media isn’t David’s usual habitat so while he’s recorded messages solely for Instagram, like the one in this post, we're helping to run this account." "As well as sharing the messages he’s recorded especially for this account we’ll also post some exclusive clips and behind the scenes content. Stay tuned."