English naturalist (1946–2012)
(12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist and television presenter for the . The television series featured some popular segments of Nutkins with the female sea-lion Gemini that he reared from infancy. In 2010 he was honoured with a stone carving unveiled at the Royal Horticultural Show at .
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The times that I got to know really well were the times that I was alone with him at . And that Jimmy Watt, the other keeper, went on holiday. And sometimes on these dark winter nights, when you had this really strong wind blowing outside and the hiss of the s … Gavin drank a substantial amount of whiskey … and he did ramble on somewhat. And he told the most wonderful stories sometimes.
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... Gemini was abandoned by her mother and I had to her. Well, I had a choice — either I hand-reared her or else she died. And that was a year ago now. And Gemini now is on the northwest coast of Scotland, and what I want to do is introduce her to the sea. And what I would like eventually is for Gemini to get her own food — get her own fish — to swim freely in the ocean and come back when she wants to.