A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell Journeying to Cameroon, the author and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby. This title offers an account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering animals for other zoos. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For many years I had wanted to start a zoo . . . any reasonable person smitten with an ambition of this sort would have secured the zoo first and obtained the animals afterwards. but throughout my life I have rarely if ever achieved what I wanted by tackling it in a logical fashion.A Zoo in My Luggage is Gerald Durrells account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering animals for other zoos. Journeying to Cameroon, he and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby.But their problems really began when they attempted to return with their exotic menagerie. Not only had they to get them safely home to Britain but they also had to find somewhere able and - most of all - willing to house them.Told with wit and a zest for all things furry and feathered, Gerald Durrells A Zoo in My Luggage is a brilliant account of how a pioneer of wildlife preservation came to found a new type of zoo.If animals, birds and insects could speak, they would possibly award Durrell one of their first Nobel prizes. His creatures are as alive as his style. The Times Literary Supplement Author Biography Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) moved from England to Corfu with his family when he was eight. He spent much of his time studying the islands wildlife and surprising his family by keeping lots of very unusual pets in very unexpected places. He grew up to be a famous naturalist and conservationist, leading expeditions to exotic places such as Argentina, Sierra Leone, Assam and Madagascar. Durrell dedicated his life to the preservation of wildlife, especially the less glamorous kinds, which he called little brown jobs and small uglies. It is through his efforts that creatures such as the Mauritius pink pigeon and the Mallorcan midwife toad have avoided extinction. Over his lifetime he presented many TV shows, and wrote thirty-seven books, including My Family and Other Animals and its two sequels, Birds, Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods. He founded Jersey Zoo in 1959 as a centre for the conservation of endangered species, and in 1963 created the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust - later renamed Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour - of which his wife, Lee, is still Honorary Director. He was awarded the OBE in 1982. Review A renegade who was right . . . He was truly a man before his time -- Sir David AttenboroughDurrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities * Sunday Telegraph * Review Text A renegade who was right . . . He was truly a man before his time Review Quote A renegade who was right . . . He was truly a man before his time Details ISBN0241955823 Year 2012 ISBN-10 0241955823 ISBN-13 9780241955826 Media Book Pages 192 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 591.96711 Short Title ZOO IN MY LUGGAGE GERALD DURRE Language English Illustrations Illustrations Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-07-24 Narrator Llewella Gideon Translator Norman Denny Author Gerald Durrell Publication Date 2012-07-24 Alternative 9780141931654 NZ Release Date 2012-11-20 AU Release Date 2012-11-20 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44562153;

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