The Aye-Aye and I

by Gerald Malcolm Durrell (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $16.38

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.50

  The aye-aye - part lemur, part rodent, the beast with the magic finger that lurks in the forests of Madagascar - is one of the world's strangest creatures. Once thought to be extinct, the aye-aye is now found only in small colonies. Gerald Durrell's task was to capture some aye-aye for breeding at his Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. Although on a serious scientific expedition, Durrell relates his adventures with humour.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.31

  This expedition book recounts the search for the exotic island of Madagascar for the aye aye - a rare creature. The Malagasy people have imbued it with strange magical powers - in one tribe the aye aye's slim third finger is dried and used by the village sorcerer as a magic charm against evil. But as the villagers continue with their slash and burn agricultural policy, an aye aye's natural habitat is all but being destroyed. The Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust decided to bring an aye aye back to build up a breeding colony. This book tells of this quest.