W hen Sir David Attenborough was born in 1926, George V was on the throne, Stanley Baldwin was in Downing Street , and the BBC , the institution where he would spend many productive decades, was, itself, still in nappies. Over the years, Attenborough has become the face and voice of natural history the world over. From chasing animals through jungles and deserts, to observing the myriad changes to our ecosystem in his near century on planet earth, Attenborough has been a guide through the wild citizens and untouched places of our world. Here, ahead of his 100th birthday this week, we look at some of the moments from his televisual oeuvre that have defined Attenborough for generation after generation. Attenborough and the puffins, Wild Isles As the years have gone by, Attenborough’s forays in front of the camera have become increasingly rare. Appearing in 2023’s domestic-focused Wild Isles , Attenborough sits amid a colony of Pembrokeshire puffins.…