The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Mission in Madagascar
Gerald Durrell
220 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0755111788
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2003
AfricaAnimalsBiographyHumorMadagascarMemoirNatureNonfictionScienceTravel
Victim of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture, the Aye-aye is threatened with extinction in its native Madagascar. Gerald Durrell and his wife, Lee, lead an expedition to the island to bring pairs of the endangered species into captivity and to start a breeding programme in their Jersey zoo. The Aye-aye and I is the tale of their