Jan Victor Armas Lindblad (19 July 1932 – 5 April 1987) was a Swedish naturalist, writer, photographer, film maker, and whistling artist who imitated animals.
[1] In addition, he produced several nature films for television, including series from India and Latin America.
[4] Lindblad was a known diabetic but died suddenly in Stockholm of kidney failure related to a lingering tropical fever he had contracted in Sri Lanka.
He was survived by his life partner and co-worker Pia Thörn and by Jan Lindblad, Jr., his son from a previous relationship.
[6] Video on YouTube, Jan Lindblad interviewed by Swedish talkshow host Lennart Hyland (1970)