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The whispering land

This is the story of how Durrell and his wife s zoo-building efforts at England s Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight- month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fu...

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Main Author: Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2006.
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Wild animal collecting > Argentina.
Animals > Argentina.
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Summary:This is the story of how Durrell and his wife s zoo-building efforts at England s Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight- month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor.
Item Description:"First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. 1961"--Title page verso.
"The sequel to A zoo in my luggage"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:235 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN:0143037080
9780143037088
Author Notes:Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925 in Jamshedpur, India to British parents. After the death of his father in 1928, the family lived in England and Europe before settling in Corfu, where he spent much of his childhood. Educated by private tutors, he became interested in natural history and amassed a private collection of dozens of creatures from scorpions to owls. He went on numerous wildlife expeditions and founded the Jersey Zoological Park and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust with the purpose of breeding endangered species.

His first book, The Overloaded Ark, was published in 1953. He wrote 37 books during his lifetime including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, A Zoo in My Luggage, Rosy Is My Relative, and The Mockery Bird. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement in 1988. He died from complications related to a liver transplant on January 30, 1995 at the age of 70.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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