Sir David Attenborough still ‘appalled’ he shot animal 70 years ago

Sir David Attenborough opened up about a regret from early in his career (Picture: BBC / Plimsoll Productions)

Sir David Attenborough was left ‘appalled’ after killing a caiman early in his career, the iconic broadcaster has revealed.

The veteran animal documentarian, who turns 100 next month, recalled the incident from the 1950s while filming his BBC series Zoo Quest in Guyana, according to Radio Times.

Wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin told the publication that Attenborough had been handed a gun by a cattle rancher and encouraged to shoot a caiman resting in a swamp.

Reflecting on the moment, he admitted he ‘foolishly, no innocently pulled the trigger’.

‘There was an explosion and...