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The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Journey to Save One of the World's Most Intriguing Creatures from Extinction

  • Author: Gerald Durrell
  • ISBN 10: 0671884395
  • ISBN 13: 9780671884390
  • Release: July 12, 1994
  • Format: Paperback (192 pages)
  • List Price: $14.95
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    List Price: $14.95

    Tags: Outdoors & Nature, Reference,

    Book Description:
    Here is the riveting tale of Gerald Durrell's adventures and misadventures in the enchanted forests of Madagascar, in search of the elusive Aye-aye. Once thought to be extinct, the Aye-aye, the beast with the magic finger, still lurks, though in fast dwindling numbers, in the forests of Madagascar. Durrell's mission to help save this strange creature turns into a madcap journey in which you will meet not only the enigmatic Aye-aye, but the catlike Fosa, the Flat-tailed tortoise, the Gentle lemurs of Lac Alaotra, and the Malagasy chameleons, among others. Truly nothing escapes Durrell's sharp eye, whether he is describing the great zoma (market), the village dances, the treacherous bridges and river crossings, the strange foods and stranger music, or the vagaries of local officialdom. As the San Francisco Chronicle noted, "It is impossible for Gerald Durrell to write anything that is less than exuberant, eccentric, and amusing." And in his account of this "rescue mission", Durrell is, quite simply, at his superb best.

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