They were thinking “ let's take our little girl to one of the most beautiful parts of the world, let her enjoy an experience very few children will have the luxury of, and teach her to appreciate a life full of wonder at an age when she can start to understand the wonder of what our planet has to offer".
Why? What, exactly, did you imagine they were thinking?
Simon is a fantastic cameraman and naturalist, and his adorable little girl is being brought up in the best way a child could possibly be brought up.
Or do you think she should be left for months at a time with a childminder while mummy and daddy work hundreds of miles away?