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The Overloaded Ark

It is the chronicle of a six months collecting trip to the West African colony of British Cameroon - now Cameroon - (Dec 1947 - Aug 1948) - that Durrell made with the highly regarded aviculturist and ornithologist John Yealland.


Angwantibo

A subplot in Gerald Durrell's first book, The Overloaded Ark, centres on his attempts to secure an angwantibo for zoological study.

Calabar angwantibo

The search for an angwantibo is also a minor focus of Gerald Durrell's first book, The Overloaded Ark.


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