A review by simonlorden
Állatkert a poggyászomban by Gerald Durrell, Ralph Thompson

4.0

I'm ambivalent on this book, and it was mostly the last part that pulled my rating down. I'm conflicted on the topic of capturing wild animals to take them away from their homes, but Durrell seems to care about them and care well for them for the most part. However, getting the animals first and THEN trying to get a land for the zoo is incredibly irresponsible. Apparently, it took months and he even considered giving up on the whole thing, and there was a risk of the animals dying over the winter (but in the end he found them a temporary place).

Still, there are some great animal anecdotes in this. I especially liked the parts with the various monkeys that are almost like human children in the stories.