Gerald Durrell’s last book, The Aye-Aye and I records his last animal-collecting expedition, a vacation to Madagascar in 1990, and his initiatives to save lots of 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 go on a mission to fully capture and preserve the varieties – recognized by its ‘huge, chisel-like teeth’, ‘circular, hypnotic eyes’ and huge ‘spoon-like ears’. During the course of their trip, they encounter fantastic river snakes, flat-tailed tortoises, the gentle lemurs of Lac Alaotra, as well as the Malagasy chameleons. Durrell’s exuberant descriptions of the isle, its people and ecology are among his greatest.

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