A tropical tree-t for Judi Dench


Breath-taking: Dench filmed a two-part series documentary show called ‘ITV: Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure’ in Sabah recently.

KOTA KINABALU: British actress Dame Judi Dench hates anything remotely worm-like, but found herself holding a squirming leech during a visit to Sabah for a documentary on rainforests.

“They move so peculiarly, it’s fascinating. And I have now learned that they can actually be extremely helpful tools for scientists who want to learn more about the mammals living in the Bornean rainforests.

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