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Saba Douglas-Hamilton was born in Kenya on June 7 , 1970 . Her name means "seven" in the local Kiswahili language, and was given to her because she was born at 7 p.m. on a Sunday, the seventh day of the week, on the seventh day of the month, and she was also the seventh grandchild in the family. She is the daughter of Zoologist , Iain Douglas-Hamilton , and a first cousin once-removed of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke Of Hamilton . Saba spent her early childhood in Kenya, and was then educated in the UK , at the United World College Of The Atlantic and the University Of St Andrews , from which she graduated in 1993. Since 2000, Saba has appeared in a number of wildlife documentaries produced by the BBC and others. Many of these have been set in Africa and have featured Elephant s – an animal with which she became very familiar during her childhood. Since 2002, she has been co-presenter of the '' Big Cat Diary '' series, with Jonathan Scott and Simon King . She has also appeared in wildlife programmes set in other countries, such as India , Lapland and in the Arctic , where she filmed Polar Bear s. In 2004 and 2005 Saba presented a number of short pieces featuring vacation destinations in the '' BBC Holiday '' series. On February 4 , 2006 , Saba married Frank Pope in a traditional Kenyan ceremony. Saba is one of a new generation of young wildlife presenters that have been used by the BBC in recent years, which includes others such as Steve Leonard and Charlotte Uhlenbroek . Critical reaction to them has been mixed. On one hand they have been accused of " Dumbing Down " the BBC's usual high standards, whereas others have described Saba in particular as the "new David Attenborough " – an epithet she vigorously disclaims. Saba has also been criticised for her " Barefoot urchin" appearance; but for others, this is possibly part of her attraction. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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