Official Twitter for Steve Backshall, naturalist broadcaster and author.
Joined May 2013
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The Natural History GCSE is Happening!!
Additional footafe sourced from Open Planet
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Glow in the Dark Sharks!
For an upcoming scientific paper with Bangor university… check out the full film on my YouTube channel
A massive special thanks to Lloyd Rys Jones (kraken tv) Bangor uni, mark mainwairing, Christian Dunn, mark sharman, sonny Dalziel and Oli Pemberton
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Amazing what you can do with a coil of static rope and a plan…
New Video Live on my YouTube channel
youtu.be/vY52kxcDthQ
Tyrolean traverse or flying fox in the local woods (warning, without correct technique and equipment this could be extremely dangerous)
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Join me as I count down my Top 5 most unforgettable encounters with the king cobra, one of the world’s deadliest and most fascinating snakes.
youtu.be/1rPCOPBTzZQ?si=LD7r…
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Manta madness! The world’s greatest wildlife encounters, only get greater when you see them through the eyes of your children.
Head to my YouTube channel for the full film and weekly adventures👇
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BIG news… Deadly Live! is back for 2026!
I'm hitting the road this Autumn half-term with more action, more science, more predators and more adventure.
Tickets are on sale Thursday 30 April - come and join us! 🐍🦖🦅
Dates and more info can be found: deadlylivetour.com/
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Biggest show on the planet! One of my favourite encounters in all the years I've been doing Deadly 60 🐋
The new series is available to watch now on @bbciplayer
#bluewhale #deadly60 #wildlife #timorleste #nature
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NEW SPECIES pickled in fine malt whisky… desperate times call for desperate measures.
Listen in to this weeks episode of the 'That's Just Wild' Podcast
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A jaw-droppingly great deal – Deadly: My Ultimate Lethal Beasts is £1.99 on Kindle for one day only! Are you ready to revisit some of the best-known and most-feared beasts in the animal kingdom?
Find the deal here: amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Sunday-B…
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In the gym Listening to @RestIsPolitics and @RoryStewartUK says plainly ‘I was wrong’. I nearly dropped a dumbbell on my toe. How odd and unusual it is to hear that simple honesty from a politician… perhaps tho a big part of why he is trusted?
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Come and meet me at Waterstones Piccadilly on Wednesday 24th Sept at 6pm where I will be signing copies of Deadly: Ultimate Lethal Beasts! Tickets here: waterstones.com/events/meet-…
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Come and meet me at Waterstones Piccadilly on Wednesday 24th Sept at 6pm where I will be signing copies of Deadly: Ultimate Lethal Beasts!
Tickets here: waterstones.com/events/meet-…
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The Ultimate Deadly! For seventeen years I’ve been scouring the globe for Deadly creatures, diving with crocodiles and sharks, coming nose to nose with the most venomous snakes and spiders, (1/3)
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We face off the greatest Deadly animals our planet has ever seen, investigate their evolution, biology, weaponry and secret skills.
‘Deadly: My Ultimate Lethal Beasts’ is out on the 25th of September. You can pre-order via this link lnk.to/DeadlyBookSteveBacksh… (3/3)
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#Sponsored From the deepest oceans to the highest peaks, I’ve always chased the edge of what's possible. Now, I'm seeing the world in a whole new way with LG OLED evo AI.
#AD #LGOLEDevoAI #LGOLEDevoXSteveBackshall #SeeTheEndlessInnovation #LGOLEDInnovation
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The Bee Beard. The ultimate show of faith in your hard-working girls. It was loud, ticklish but I didn’t get stung even once, and left with an even greater appreciation of these little things that make the world work. From Secret Life of Bees, on @channel5_tv 22nd May 9pm.
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