My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'What we all need, ' said Larry, 'is sunshine...a country where we can grow.' 'Yes, dear, that would be nice, ' agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?' 'Very well, dear, if you like, ' said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell...

This is an account of Gerald Durrell's trip to the Cameroons to collect animals for the zoo he was setting up in Jersey. We meet a riotous collection of colourful characters, including Cholmondley the Chimp and Small the Squirell.

Here are entertaining accounts of the courtships, wars, & characters of animals encountered in West Africa, South America, Greece, etc., including the stories of Sarah Huggersack, an orphaned baby giant anteater, & Pavlo, a marmoset from Guiana.

Told with enthusiasm and without sentimentality, Gerald Durrell's 'The Whispering Land' is an often hilarious but always inspiring foray into the South American wilds.

Seeing that the aye-aye was threatened with extinction in its native Madagascar, Gerald Durrell and his wife, Lee, led an expedition to the island to bring pairs of the species into captivity at their Jersey zoo.