Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell
Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell, OBEwas a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. He founded what are now called the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Durrell Wildlife Park on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1959, but is perhaps best remembered for writing a number of books based on his life as an animal collector and enthusiast. He was the youngest brother of novelist Lawrence Durrell...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth7 January 1925
conservation motto should
In conservation, the motto should always be 'never say die'.
humble butterfly eye
Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with chinless faces and monstrous globular eyes, frosty gold, with an expression of intense, predatory madness in them. The crooked arms, with their fringes of sharp teeth, would be raised in mock supplication to the insect world, so humble, so fervent, trembling slightly when a butterfly flew too close.
knitting wish arguing
I do wish you wouldn't argue with me when I'm knitting.