„An account of Gerald Durrel's tour of New Zealand, Australia and Malaya in search of rarities… Easy to read, difficoult to put down, with many vivid sidelights on the human side of the expedition. This absorbing narrative reveals the ardours, ironies and disappointments, the organisational miracles and the hilarious human mishaps, which lie beneath the bland, sure surgace of Mr. Durrell's nature films.” – Maurice Wiggin, Sunday Times
„Mr. Durrell has the knack of writing about animals and thair antics with tremendous affection and enthusiasm, but without sentimentality.” – Sunday Telegraph
„This latest Durrell will delight his fans and armchair naturalists everywhere.” – Evening Standard
