Golden bats and pink pigeons

If Durrell had arrived in time, maybe the dumbass wouldn't have died.

When the Portuguese discovered an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, later called the Mascarenes, it was a real disaster for the local endemic fauna and flora. Many species were wiped out, including the dodo bird, which fell victim to hungry sailors in the second half of the 17th century. Almost three centuries later, Gerald Durrell, writer and conservationist of endangered species, set sail for Mauritius, one of the Mascarene Islands. And he wove the dodo bird, or mockingbird, into the emblem of the zoo he later founded on the island of Jersey, which sought to preserve animals threatened with extinction.

Durrell has made several expeditions to the island to save at least other endangered species, such as the Mauritian kestrel, the Guenther's lizard and the golden bats and pink pigeons. He then shared his experiences with the readers. There are not many people who express their love for nature and animals in such a fun and charming way.