He wrote many books about his adventures while growing up in Greece, and later, while collecting animals for a zoo he set up in Jersey. Among his best loved books are 'Birds, Beasts and Relatives' and 'My Family and Other Animals'. Who was he?
A
James Herriot
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B
Gerald Durrell
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C
Lawrence Durrell
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D
Buster Lloyd-Jones
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Solution
The correct option is B Gerald Durrell Gerald Malcolm Durrell was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Jersey Zoo in 1959. He wrote a number of books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being 'My Family and Other Animals' (1956).