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Max holding up his 100th animal drawing. (Photo: Samantha Evans-Browning<\/a>)<\/p>\n Last year, when Sir David Attenborough turned 99, a 5-year-old boy named Max Evans-Browning celebrated in an unconventional way. As a self-proclaimed super fan, the young boy drew 99 of the naturalist\u2019s favorite animals<\/a>, ranging from a peacock mantis shrimp and a grizzly bear to a hummingbird and a manatee. Now, a year later, Max has once again put pen to paper in recognition of Attenborough\u2019s 100th birthday<\/a>, which was commemorated globally<\/a> on May 8, 2026.<\/p>\n Max\u2019s latest tribute is a drawing of a platysaurus attenboroughi, a small, spiny lizard found across Namibia and South Africa. Also known as Attenborough\u2019s flat lizard, the creature is among dozens honoring the beloved broadcaster and environmentalist, whose 100th birthday also inspired London\u2019s Natural History Museum to name a species of parasitic wasp<\/a> after him. In a letter accompanying the drawing, Max wrote: \u201cI wanted to do something special for you, so I chose an animal named after you. I wanted to make it perfect and it took a while, but I hope you like it.\u201d<\/p>\n According to his mom Samantha, Max has been enamored by Attenborough from the moment he could talk<\/a>. \u201cHe watches animals, reads about animals, his bedroom is animals,\u201d she told the BBC in a 2025 interview<\/a>. \u201cAnd he knows the most rare animals. He will say, \u2018I know that it\u2019s a pangolin,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, what, I don\u2019t even know what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n It should come as no surprise, then, that Max naturally gravitates toward Attenborough\u2019s wildlife documentaries, which have brought the wonders of the natural world straight to our homes for decades. Even the scenes that may strike others as upsetting, Samantha added, are palatable to 6-year-old Max. \u201cHe would say, \u2018Well, a predator goes after its prey, that\u2019s life.\u2019 It\u2019s true, but it\u2019s funny coming out of a little person.\u201d<\/p>\n When Max decided to draw 99 animals for Attenborough\u2019s 99th, he worked with remarkable diligence\u2014and agility. In fact, the project took him only four days to complete, despite spanning eight A3 sheets of paper. Once Samantha shared her son\u2019s work<\/a> on Facebook, the post quickly garnered hundreds of likes, and eventually caught the attention of Attenborough himself. \u201cThank you very much for sending me these lovely drawings,\u201d he wrote to Max. \u201cI greatly enjoyed looking at them.\u201d<\/p>\n This year, Max drew with the same level of passion. His drawing took him \u201call night,\u201d Samantha recently explained<\/a> in the BBC, and he and his sister \u201cdisappeared into her room\u201d in search of her finest pens. \u201cNow you are 100, so I had to draw you your 100th animal,\u201d Max wrote in his note to Attenborough. \u201cI hope you have the best birthday, and be careful blowing out 100 candles on your cake!\u201d\n<\/p>\n In 2025, David Attenborough superfan Max Evans-Browning drew 99 of the naturalist\u2019s favorite animals in celebration of his 99th birthday.<\/p>\n He even received a handwritten thank you note from Attenborough himself.<\/p>\n Now, the 6-year-old boy has continued the tradition by drawing his 100th animal for Attenborough\u2019s 100th birthday, which was commemorated globally on May 8, 2026.<\/p>\n Max\u2019s drawing is of a platysaurus attenboroughi, named after Attenborough by researchers in 2015. A platysaurus attenboroughi, also known as Attenborough\u2019s flat lizard. (Photo: Brian du Preez via Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC 4.0<\/a>)<\/p>\n Sources: Attenborough superfan, 6, draws 100th animal for broadcaster’s birthday<\/a>; Attenborough’s letter delights five-year-old superfan<\/a>; Boy draws 99 animals for David Attenborough’s 99th birthday<\/a> LEGO Raises Age Limit to 100+ in Honor of Sir David Attenborough\u2019s 100th Birthday<\/a><\/p>\n 100-Year-Old Sir David Attenborough\u2019s Dietary Recommendation for Longevity of Life<\/a><\/p>\n
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