  Sir David Attenborough has recalled a time he was almost run over by huge elephant seals who can come at you ‘like a steam roller’ in Antarctica
  The magnificent bull elephant seals come in at a staggering four tonnes in weight, and in the new BBC series, Seven Worlds One Planet, camera men were left darting out of the way when two of the animals started viciously fighting
  But the fight to be the alpha male, who will impregnate up to 60 females of the species at the time, is a ferocious one, and the 93-year-old admitted that he’s had his own near misses with the creatures
  Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, he said: ‘I can tell you, I’ve been chased by elephant seals on that beach, and you’re wearing gum boots which are not very easy or comfy footwear
    ‘But also the beaches have a lot of pebbles about the size of your fists and running on that is very hard, and dodging on that is very hard
’  ‘When the elephant seal comes for you, you want to get out of the way quick,’ he added
 ‘Mind you, they’d go over you like a steam roller, so if you lose your footing you’d be in trouble
’  However, despite the close encounter, the nature-loving documentarian was quick to state that he was still in love with the glorious animal
   To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web   browser that   supports HTML5  video    ‘I’ve filmed there two or three times,’ he said
 ‘They’re not really interested in you, they aren’t vindictive, those bull elephant seals, they just want you to get off their bay
 They’re out for females and they won’t leave them, won’t retreat.  ‘But you don’t want to mess about
 We always carried around a pole, and with a pole you can arrest them, can slow them down a little
’  While filming the newest documentary series, which is released next Sunday, Sir David’s film crew manage to capture some never before seen images of animal behaviour, through the use of on-the-ground camera teams, drones and underwater video footage
      One continent is explored per episode, with Asia’s installment also allowing them to uncover a rare monkey Sir David has been trying to capture on film for more than 50 years
  We thought the series might be the team’s best work yet – so we can’t wait to see what they come up with next
  Seven Worlds, One Planet airs Sunday 27 October on BBC One.           
