Terry Nutkins RIP

TV presenter Terry Nutkins, famous for appearances on BBC nature programmes like Animal Magic and The Really Wild Show, has died at the age of 66.

Born in London in 1946, Nutkins helped out at London Zoo as a child and later helped author Gavin Maxwell care for otters on the west coast of Scotland.

The wildlife expert spent seven years on Animal Magic and was later seen on Growing Up Wild and Pets Win Prizes.

The father of eight was being treated for leukemia when he died on Thursday.

Nutkins' love of animals was undimmed by an incident when, aged 15, he had the top joints of two of his fingers bitten off by an otter named Edal.

Renowned for his natural ebullience and unruly hair style, he played a major role in the restoration of the historic Fort Augustus Abbey on the shores of Loch Ness. rip

remember him well with his lopped fingers and devil may care hair style.
Would've thought he was even younger than that. A sad day.

Another part of my youth gone

RIP.

Sad news. 66 is no age.

Sad news, feel older now as people from your childhood are seeming to die everyday now...oh the joys of been nearly 40!

^^^^ ill second that on a positive i can still get it up so not all is lost.

No age at all, my dad was also 66 when he passed away

RIP

Heard a few stories on here about him being a bit of a hard case

Always sad when someone from your childhood era buys it,v sad he went to cancer.A real fixture in 70's and 80's kids tv,more famous in later yrs for having a huge schlong and bizarely used to be commonly mistaken for Fred Dineage rip nutkins

RIP

Always used to watch him on tv.His enthusiasm always shone through when he was on the box.

Crisp

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