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The Aye-Aye and I

By: Gerald Durrell
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Gerald Durrell's last book, The Aye-Aye and I, records his final animal-collecting expedition, a trip to Madagascar in 1990, and his efforts to save the elusive and mythical lemuroid known as the Aye-Aye. Prompted by the country's radical deforestation and slash-and-burn agriculture, Durrell, his wife, and their team of zoologists embark on a mission to capture and conserve the species - distinguished by its "giant, chisel-like teeth", "round, hypnotic eyes", and large "spoon-like ears".

During the course of their journey, they encounter golden river snakes, flat-tailed tortoises, the gentle lemurs of Lac Alaotra, and the Malagasy chameleons. Durrell's exuberant descriptions of the island, its people, and ecology are among his best.

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©2016 Gerald Durrell (P)2019 Naxos Audiobooks Animals Biological Sciences Environment Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation
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The author might be deceased, but his story & the animals he's helped lives on.

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