Steve Backshall: Suriname South America

Steve won the schoolground ‘what are you going to be when you grow up’ game. I mean, I feel I did quite well, I got to be an author. Shaun also got to be a radio star. Steve however, he got to be an adventurer. That is like the ultimate shiny.

Knowing the breath of wildlife in the Amazon, particulary the kinds with more than four legs and fewer than two, I was slightly surprised that Shaun even contemplated going… let alone was tempted.

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