Yup - these were a collaboration between the Zoo and the Pottery in the 1960s (I think) and they were based on the caricatures Durrell had done of some of the zoo animals. All uniquely painted by different painters at the pottery.
October 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Yup - these were a collaboration between the Zoo and the Pottery in the 1960s (I think) and they were based on the caricatures Durrell had done of some of the zoo animals. All uniquely painted by different painters at the pottery.
I can see why they thought he was a raccoon. Not quite right but close. Was Jersey Zoo the one Gerald Durrell set up?
October 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I can see why they thought he was a raccoon. Not quite right but close. Was Jersey Zoo the one Gerald Durrell set up?
Lawrence Durrell - “For all drama creates bondage, and the actor is only significant to the degree that he is bound. #QuoteBot
October 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Lawrence Durrell - “For all drama creates bondage, and the actor is only significant to the degree that he is bound. #QuoteBot
🦏 Durrell (1925-1995) es va interessar per la història natural i acumulà una col·lecció privada de desenes de criatures.
A més, va participar en nombroses expedicions de vida salvatge i va fundar el Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust amb l'objectiu de criar espècies en perill d'extinció.
A més, va participar en nombroses expedicions de vida salvatge i va fundar el Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust amb l'objectiu de criar espècies en perill d'extinció.
October 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
🦏 Durrell (1925-1995) es va interessar per la història natural i acumulà una col·lecció privada de desenes de criatures.
A més, va participar en nombroses expedicions de vida salvatge i va fundar el Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust amb l'objectiu de criar espècies en perill d'extinció.
A més, va participar en nombroses expedicions de vida salvatge i va fundar el Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust amb l'objectiu de criar espècies en perill d'extinció.
Dins 'La Setmana dels Animals':
Un viatge ple d'aventures pel Camerun seguint a un caçador d'animals exòtics, un desafiament tant físic com moral.
📕 Dijous dia 1: "Los sabuesos de Bafut", de Gerald Durrell.
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#LaSetmanaDeBCT #ciènciaxllegirBCT #booksky
Un viatge ple d'aventures pel Camerun seguint a un caçador d'animals exòtics, un desafiament tant físic com moral.
📕 Dijous dia 1: "Los sabuesos de Bafut", de Gerald Durrell.
🔗 bibcercador.uab.cat/permalink/34...
#LaSetmanaDeBCT #ciènciaxllegirBCT #booksky
October 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Dins 'La Setmana dels Animals':
Un viatge ple d'aventures pel Camerun seguint a un caçador d'animals exòtics, un desafiament tant físic com moral.
📕 Dijous dia 1: "Los sabuesos de Bafut", de Gerald Durrell.
🔗 bibcercador.uab.cat/permalink/34...
#LaSetmanaDeBCT #ciènciaxllegirBCT #booksky
Un viatge ple d'aventures pel Camerun seguint a un caçador d'animals exòtics, un desafiament tant físic com moral.
📕 Dijous dia 1: "Los sabuesos de Bafut", de Gerald Durrell.
🔗 bibcercador.uab.cat/permalink/34...
#LaSetmanaDeBCT #ciènciaxllegirBCT #booksky
one of my childhood fave theme songs was for a show called Stationary Ark
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv...
The Stationary Ark Theme (original, Gerald Durrell, 1975)
YouTube video by freshbagel
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September 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
one of my childhood fave theme songs was for a show called Stationary Ark
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv...
If you liked that series, check out "The Durrells In Corfu". It's based on the memoirs of naturalist Gerald Durrell...who is also the brother of Lawrence Durrell, author of "The Alexandria Quartet" and who appears as "Larry" until you figure out who he is. :)
September 29, 2026 at 6:41 AM
If you liked that series, check out "The Durrells In Corfu". It's based on the memoirs of naturalist Gerald Durrell...who is also the brother of Lawrence Durrell, author of "The Alexandria Quartet" and who appears as "Larry" until you figure out who he is. :)
Rosy Is My Relative by Gerald Durrell is a great interstitial
September 29, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Rosy Is My Relative by Gerald Durrell is a great interstitial
Lots of good suggestions already (I devoured Wodehouse and Gerald Durrell at that age).
Spike Milligan’s military memoirs (“Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall” is the first volume) might also amuse.
Spike Milligan’s military memoirs (“Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall” is the first volume) might also amuse.
September 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Lots of good suggestions already (I devoured Wodehouse and Gerald Durrell at that age).
Spike Milligan’s military memoirs (“Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall” is the first volume) might also amuse.
Spike Milligan’s military memoirs (“Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall” is the first volume) might also amuse.
My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell
September 29, 2026 at 1:40 AM
My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell
Lawrence Durrell - “People only see in us the contemptible skirt-fever which rules our actions but completely miss the beauty-hunger underlying it. #QuoteBot
September 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Lawrence Durrell - “People only see in us the contemptible skirt-fever which rules our actions but completely miss the beauty-hunger underlying it. #QuoteBot
Durrell Society
Lord Byron, considering that Ancient Cairn that was caused to be set up by the old King of Ægypt.
Lord Byron, considering that Ancient Cairn that was caused to be set up by the old King of Ægypt.
September 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Durrell Society
Lord Byron, considering that Ancient Cairn that was caused to be set up by the old King of Ægypt.
Lord Byron, considering that Ancient Cairn that was caused to be set up by the old King of Ægypt.
De neno eu tamén me flipei con Grecia por causa de Gerald Durrell, pero no meu caso parecíame que viaxaba aos seus libros cando ía apañar unha pavía na pavieira da horta. Supoño que era o máis mediterráneo que tiñamos. 🤷♂️
De leer y releer de pequeño la trilogía de "Mi familia y otros animales" me quedé con la idea de que los griegos se alimentaban a base de pan, queso y aceitunas. Y un día de verano en la aldea, a modo de homenaje, me dio por fotografiar este bodegón. Creo que, de todas mis fotos, es mi preferida...
September 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
De neno eu tamén me flipei con Grecia por causa de Gerald Durrell, pero no meu caso parecíame que viaxaba aos seus libros cando ía apañar unha pavía na pavieira da horta. Supoño que era o máis mediterráneo que tiñamos. 🤷♂️
3138 Durrell Avenue, 45207
Zoning: Residential Mixed (RMX)
Land Value: $14,480
Improvement Value: $103,490
Neighborhood: EVANSTON
Acreage: 0.065
Zoning: Residential Mixed (RMX)
Land Value: $14,480
Improvement Value: $103,490
Neighborhood: EVANSTON
Acreage: 0.065
September 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
3138 Durrell Avenue, 45207
Zoning: Residential Mixed (RMX)
Land Value: $14,480
Improvement Value: $103,490
Neighborhood: EVANSTON
Acreage: 0.065
Zoning: Residential Mixed (RMX)
Land Value: $14,480
Improvement Value: $103,490
Neighborhood: EVANSTON
Acreage: 0.065
What's a movie less than 60% on rotten tomatoes that you consider to be a perfect movie? Like not a bit, genuinely perfect film.
I know most people didn't see this. But I loved it.
I know most people didn't see this. But I loved it.
September 25, 2026 at 9:16 AM
What's a movie less than 60% on rotten tomatoes that you consider to be a perfect movie? Like not a bit, genuinely perfect film.
I know most people didn't see this. But I loved it.
I know most people didn't see this. But I loved it.
Durrell Society
Seferis records that the waters of the Castalian Spring have a taste of thyme, but for me they have had always the faint flavour of mint.
Cold and pure, they nourish the roots of the giant plane-tree which stands guard over this ancient precinct.
— Lawrence Durrell
****
Dupré
Seferis records that the waters of the Castalian Spring have a taste of thyme, but for me they have had always the faint flavour of mint.
Cold and pure, they nourish the roots of the giant plane-tree which stands guard over this ancient precinct.
— Lawrence Durrell
****
Dupré
September 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Durrell Society
Seferis records that the waters of the Castalian Spring have a taste of thyme, but for me they have had always the faint flavour of mint.
Cold and pure, they nourish the roots of the giant plane-tree which stands guard over this ancient precinct.
— Lawrence Durrell
****
Dupré
Seferis records that the waters of the Castalian Spring have a taste of thyme, but for me they have had always the faint flavour of mint.
Cold and pure, they nourish the roots of the giant plane-tree which stands guard over this ancient precinct.
— Lawrence Durrell
****
Dupré
Adaptación a radio de "La Entrada" de Gerald Durrell. El prota se mira en un gran espejo, su perro anda cerca de una puerta medio cerrada. ¡De repente, una mano agarra al perro y lo lleva gimiendo a la oscuridad! ¡Pero al volverse horrorizado, él ve que el perro sigue allí! ¡Pasó solo en el espejo!😱
September 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Adaptación a radio de "La Entrada" de Gerald Durrell. El prota se mira en un gran espejo, su perro anda cerca de una puerta medio cerrada. ¡De repente, una mano agarra al perro y lo lleva gimiendo a la oscuridad! ¡Pero al volverse horrorizado, él ve que el perro sigue allí! ¡Pasó solo en el espejo!😱
Lawrence Durrell - “(‘Life is more complicated than we think, yet far simpler than anyone dares to imagine’.) #QuoteBot
September 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Lawrence Durrell - “(‘Life is more complicated than we think, yet far simpler than anyone dares to imagine’.) #QuoteBot
A beautiful blue sky and blue sea today in Corfu looking towards mainland Greece. As Lawrence Durrell wrote in ‘Prospero’s Cell’: “Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins.”
September 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A beautiful blue sky and blue sea today in Corfu looking towards mainland Greece. As Lawrence Durrell wrote in ‘Prospero’s Cell’: “Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins.”
«No es el arte en realidad lo que perseguimos, sino nosotros mismos.»
Clea, Lawrence Durrell
Clea, Lawrence Durrell
September 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
«No es el arte en realidad lo que perseguimos, sino nosotros mismos.»
Clea, Lawrence Durrell
Clea, Lawrence Durrell
Join us for the BSBI's Scotland AGM online - Tuesday 29th September, 7:30pm! #BSBIMembers
Find out what has been happening in Scotland, vote for next year's Committee members, and enjoy a talk on Scotland's endemic wildlife from @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
Find out what has been happening in Scotland, vote for next year's Committee members, and enjoy a talk on Scotland's endemic wildlife from @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
September 22, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Join us for the BSBI's Scotland AGM online - Tuesday 29th September, 7:30pm! #BSBIMembers
Find out what has been happening in Scotland, vote for next year's Committee members, and enjoy a talk on Scotland's endemic wildlife from @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
Find out what has been happening in Scotland, vote for next year's Committee members, and enjoy a talk on Scotland's endemic wildlife from @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
[JEP News] Decision to euthanise orangutan “responsible” decision, Durrell say
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/09/22/decision-to-euthanise-orangutan-responsible-decision-durrell-say/
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/09/22/decision-to-euthanise-orangutan-responsible-decision-durrell-say/
September 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
[JEP News] Decision to euthanise orangutan “responsible” decision, Durrell say
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/09/22/decision-to-euthanise-orangutan-responsible-decision-durrell-say/
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/09/22/decision-to-euthanise-orangutan-responsible-decision-durrell-say/