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An arched, golden shell, relatively long legs and alert, black, shining eyes: That is how the most precious tortoise on Earth looks like. It comes from Madagascar and is named ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) due to the large bony appendage on its breast shell. It serves males to turn over contrahents or females during mating season. And this is quite …

Title: The Aye-Aye and I Author: Gerald Durrell Year published: 1992 Cover: Paperback Pages: 224 Publisher: Viking Price: 10,99 € ISBN: 978-0670920686 [yasr_overall_rating]   Content description: In 1963, Gerald Durell founded Durell Wildlife Conservation Trust which is famous today far beyond England’s borders and cares for conservation of threatened animals worldwide.  This book is a travelogue from his last expedition …