Intended as a nostalgic account of Gerald Durrell's youthful hobby of zoology, which was intruded upon by the family. A happy combination of what a boy zoologist experienced in one of the most beautiful spots in the world, the island of Corfu, and a hilarious record of life in a family of dynamic individualists.

(Key Words: Zoology, Animals, Gerald Durrell, Nature, Spiders, Corfu, Greece).