I have a new respect for Attenborough and his fellow zoologists/animal people. They must have to sit and wait in silence in hides for days, weeks on end to catch the animal shots we love. I've just spent 18 hours overnight in a hide. While it was wonderful - we were lucky enough to see an elephant - I doubt I'd be able to manage much more than a day or two of that tiptoeing around and whispering in the darkness.
I do better than most though. The majority of tourists I met in Taman Negara were either unable or unwilling to restrain from needless chatter - which to me is akin to someone answering a mobile phone going off in a classical concert - and those who could shut up couldn't be bothered trying to walk quietly. When I actually asked a couple of times if we could sit or stand in silence for a bit, the average time people could manage was about 2-3 minutes.
The couple I shared the hide with was an exception, thank god.
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