Sir David Attenborough gifts Prince George a rare shark tooth

During an encounter with the royal family, Sir David Attenborough has gifted Prince George with an item 23 million years old.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have been pictured meeting Sir David Attenborough for an outdoor screening of his upcoming feature film.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share new photographs of their family with Sir David Attenborough, taken after The Duke and Sir David attended an outdoor screening of Sir David’s upcoming feature film. pic.twitter.com/4cBZPVS631

— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 26, 2020

The official Twitter account for the royals and Sir David shared photographs of the meeting, where Sir David gifted Prince George with a 23-million-year-old shark tooth.

But the naturalist had a serious message as he sat with Prince William for an outdoor screening of his new movie.

🦷 When they met, Sir David Attenborough gave Prince George a tooth from a giant shark, the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon (‘big tooth’). pic.twitter.com/PyNdzuFTyC

— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 26, 2020

A Life On Our Planet tells how man is destroying Earth but reveals measures can be taken to reverse environmental disaster.

Sir David, 94, brought the tooth with him to meet William, Kate, both 38, Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and two-year-old Louis at Kensington Palace last week.

Sir Attenborough found the tooth — from an extinct 15m carcharocles megalodon shark — on holiday in Malta in the 1960s.

In January, Wills and Sir David announced their Earthshot Prize, which will reward anyone solving environmental problems.

The documentary A Life On Our Planet looks back over Sir David’s career.

Famous clips include him rolling around with baby gorillas in Rwanda.

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🎞️ Sir David Attenborough joined The Duke of Cambridge for a private outdoor screening of his upcoming film 'David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet', at Kensington Palace. pic.twitter.com/Q62JkYESLE

— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 26, 2020

It reveals changes he has seen such as destruction of orangutan habitats but also ways to save the planet.

It is in cinemas from Monday and Netflix next week.

Last year, Sir David was interviewed by the Duke of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

They discussed the scale and urgency of the world’s climate and nature crises.

Sir David was last week the fastest to one million Instagram followers, in just four hours and 44 minutes.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission