GERALD DURRELLS' ARK ANIMALS
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This is an ongoing project to index the major animals and so on referred to in Gerald Durrell's books. The references should lead you to the relevant book(s) and chapter(s) where the reference occurs. If you do not have access to the book please contact us by email so we can provide the relevant extract.
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Books covered to date:
BBR = Birds Beasts & Relatives (1973)
EWA = Encounters With Animals (1958)
FOP = Fillets of Plaice (1971)
MFAOA = My Family & Other Animals (1956)
MM = Menagerie Manor (1964)
OA = Overloaded Ark (1953)
SA = The Stationary Ark (1976)
TGOTG = The Garden of the Gods (1978)
TITB = Two In The Bush (1966)
TMB = The Mockery Bird (1981)
TNN = The New Noah (1955)
KEY
Animal/Alternative Name/ Notable Characters/Book/
/C+Chapter Number/Illustration
Acetabularia Mediterranea alga green BBR C3
Agouti TNN C16 PIC
Albatross Royal TITB C2
Anaconda Giant TNN C16 Pic
Anenome MFAOA C11
Anenome Beadlet BBR C3
Anenome Snakelet BBR C3
Angwantibo SA C3 OA C5 OA C9 Pic OA C13
Ant EWA C5 BBR C4 BBR C5
Ant Lion MFAOA C8 BBR C4 TGOTG C2
Anteater Giant Sarah Huggersack
Amos SA C3 EWA C11 Pic TNN C9 Pic TNN C17 Pic
Anteater Pygmy TNN C9 Pic
Anteater Scaly Pangolin OA C3 TNN C7 Pic
Antelope OA C4
Ape Black Celebes MM C1
Ape Macaque Rock MM C6 Pic
Ark Shell BBR C3
Armadillo EWA I EWA C14 TNN C15 Pic TNN C16
Armadillo Hairy MM C1 TNN C15
Armadillo Nine banded MM C1
Armadillo Three banded Armadillo Orange TNN C17 Photo
Baboon Drill George OA OA C7 TNN C7
Badger TITB C6
Bandicoot Long Nosed TITB C4 Pic
Bat EWA C6 MFAOA C10 MFAOA C13 TGOTG C7
Bat Fruit OA C3 TITB C7
Bear Pavlo BBR C8
Bear Spectacled MM C7 Pic
Beaver EWA C4 EWA C6
Bee Carpeneter BBR C2
Beetle Dung BBR C2
Beetle Great Silver Water Hydrophilus Piceus TGOTG C2
Beetle Rose MFAOA C3 TGOTG C1 TGOTG C4
Bellbird TITB C1
Binturong MM C1 Pic TITB C7 Pic
Bird Grey MM C1
Bird of Paradise King EWA C3
Bird Oven EWA C4
Bird Powder blue MM C1
Bird Snake Darters OA C13
Bird Tailor EWA C4 Pic
Bird Weaver EWA C4
Bison European SA C1 TITB C9
Bittern TGOTG C4
Blackbird TITB C1 TGOTG C5
Blennies BBR C3
Blenny MFAOA C11 TGOTG C3
Blenny Peacock TGOTG C3
Boa constrictor MM C1 MM C5 TNN C9
Boar MFAOA C12
Bower Bird EWA C3
Bower Birds Satin EWA C3
Bulbul OA C4
Bush baby Galagos MM C1 Pic MM C2 MM C5 OA C4 EWA C2 TNN C3 Pic Photo
Bush baby Demidoffs SA C2
Buterfly Red Admiral BBR C8
Butterfly Brimstone BBR C8
Butterfly Cabbage White BBR C4 BBR C8
Butterfly Clouded Yellow BBR C8
Butterfly Fritillary BBR C4 BBR C8 TGOTG C2
Butterfly Skipper BBR C8
Butterfly Swallowtail MFAOA C8 BBR C4 BBR C8 TGOTG C3
Caddis EWA C4 MFAOA C9
Canary FOP C3
Capybara TNN C12 Photo Pic
Cardinal Red FOP C3
Cayman EWA C2 TNN C9 TNN C10 Pic TNN C14 Pic
Centipede BBR C2 TGOTG C7
Centipede Scutigeridae Scutiggeria BBR C4 TGOTG C7
Chaffinch TITB C1 TGOTG C4
Chameleon OA C4
Chamois TITB C7
Chats OA C1
Chevrotains Water Antelope Spotted TNN C7
Chimpanzee Cholmondeley MM C1 MM C2 MM C5 Pic OA C9 OA C12 EWA C3 TNN C5 TNN C6 Pic
Chinamans Hat BBR C3
Chinchilla MM C1 Pic
Chough MM C2
Civet African SA C3 SA C5 OA C4 Pic
Clam MFAOA C11
Coatimundis MM C6 Pic
Cobra TITB C7 Pic
Cockatoo MM C2
Cockatoo Galah TITB C4
Cockle MFAOA C17
Colobus The Bandits EWA C9
Colobus Black and White SA C2
Coucal OA PRE
Cove Collared Dekaoctura BBR C5
Cowrie BBR C3
Crab BBR C5
Crab Calling TITB C8
Crab Hermit MFAOA C3 MFAOA C11 BBR C3 TGOTG C3
Crab Pea TGOTG C4
Crab Spider MFAOA C11 BBR C3 BBR C6 TGOTG C3
Crake Black OA C13
Crane Sarus MM C1
Crocodile OA C5 OA C6 EWA C3 TNN C2
Crocodile Broad fronted OA C8 Pic
Crow Pied EWA III
Curassow Cuthbert TNN C11 Pic
Cuttlefish BBR C3 BBR C5 BBR C6
Cyclops MFAOA C9 BBR C5
Deer Fallow TITB C1
Deer Japanese TITB C1
Deer Mouse TITB C7
Deer Pêre David Father Davids Deer SA C1 TITB C9 EWA C6
Deer Red TITB C1
Deer Virginia TITB C7
Dingo MM C1 Pic TITB C6
Dodo EWA C6
Dog Roger Widdle & Puke Dodo MFAOA SEQ BBR SEQ TGOTG SEQ TGOTG C1 TGOTG C3
Dolphin BBR C6
Donkey Sally BBR C4 TGOTG C1
Dormouse Esmerelda FOP C3 MFAOA C10 TGOTG C1
Dormouse Garden TGOTG C1
Dormouse Squirrel MFAOA C10
Douroucouli Cai EWA C2 TNN C17 Photo
Dove Blue-spotted OA C4 OA C6
Dove Diamond MM C1
Dove Turtle MFAOA C6
Dragon Guiana MM C3 Pic
Dragonfly EWA II MFAOA C9 BBR C5 BBR C8 TGOTG C3
Drill OA Pre OA C1 OA C7 Pic
Drongoes Raquet Tailed TITB C8
Duck Billed Platypus TITB C6
Duck Paradise TITB C1
Duiker EWA C1
Duiker Ogilby s OA C6 Pic
Eagle Fish OA C13
Eagle Wedge Tailed TITB C6
Earwig MFAOA C2
Eel Electric EWA C6 TNN C14 Pic
Eel Moray BBR C3
Egret Cattle OA C13
Electric Ray Torpedo Fish EWA C5
Elephant SA C2 TITB C7 Pic TGOTG C5
Elver BBR C5
Emu TITB C6
Fer de lance TNN C15
Finch Australian FOP C3
Firefly MFAOA C10 TGOTG C1 TGOTG C7
Fish Archer EWA C5
Fish Four-eyed TNN C13
Fish Pipe BBR C3 BBR C6
Fish Scorpion Scorpios BBR C3 BBR C5
Flamingo TGOTG C2
Flea TGOTG C7
Flying Dragon Flying Lizard Draco Volins TITB C8 Pic
Fox TNN C17 BBR C8
Fox Andean MM C1
Frog Budgetts TNN C16
Frog Corroboree MM C1
Frog Green EWA I
Frog Hairy TNN C7
Frog Paradoxical TNN C10
Frog Poison Dart Frog Poison Arrow TNN C10 Pic
Frog Pouched MM C3 TNN C10
Frog Tree EWA C1 MFAOA C8 MFAOA C10 TGOTG C4 TGOTG C5
Gecko Geronimo MM C1 OA PRE FOP C3 MFAOA C8 MFAOA C9 MFAOA C13 TGOTG C7
Genet MM C1 Pic EWA C2
Geogale OA C5
Giant Plaintain-Eaters EWA C1
Gibbon Black MM C5 Pic
Glow Worm BBR C8
Gnu White Tailed EWA C6
Gobies BBR C3
Goldfinch TITB C1 MFAOA C7 BBR C8 TGOTG C5
Goldfish MFAOA C18
Goose Nene Hawaian Goose SA C1 TITB C9
Gorilla N Pongo Nandi Jambo Zaire Tatu Assumbo Mamfe Bamenda MM C1 MM C2 MM C7 Pic SA C4 Phot SA C5 Phot SA C6 Phot OA PRE
Grasshopper MFAOA C5 MFAOA C10 TGOTG C1
Greenfinch TITB C1 MFAOA C7
Guenon Mona OA C9
Guenon Moustached EWA C8 Pic
Guenon Preuss s Red-backed monkey OA C13 Pic
Guenon Putty-nose OA C1 Pic OA C7
Guenon Red-eared OA C7
Guinea-Fowl Sclater s Crested OA C8 Pic
Gull Alecko MFAOA C17 MFAOA C18
Hare MFAOA C6 MFAOA C12
Hawk Chimango EWA I
Hedgehog EWA C8 BBR C8
Hippopotamus EWA C3 FOP C4
Hoatzin TNN C13
Hog Red River Puff and Blow OA C1 Pic TNN C3 Pic Photo
Hoopoe Hiawatha MFAOA C7 BBR C8 TGOTG C5
Hornbill OA PRE OA C10 Pic EWA C2
Humming-bird TNN C13 Pic
Hutia Jamaican SA C4 Phot
Hyrax Tree OA C3
Ibis Bare Faced Waldrapp Ibis SA C4
Ibis Glossy OA C13
Ibis Scarlet TNN C9
Iguana Green TNN C14
Jacana Lilly Trotter EWA C2 TNN C9
Jackal MFAOA C10
Jackdaw Gladstone TGOTG C3
Jay TGOTG C4 TGOTG C5
Kaka TITB C1
Kangaroo TITB C6 Pic EWA C8
Kea TITB C3
Kestrel BBR C5 TGOTG C1
Key-hole Limpets BBR C3
Kingfisher BBR C5
Kingfisher Giant OA C13
Kingfisher Pied OA C13
Kingfisher Pigmy OA PRE OA C6 OA C13 Pic TNN C1
Kingfisher Senegal OA C13
Kingfisher Shining-blue OA C6 OA C13
Koala Koala Bear TITB C5
Kookaburra TITB C4 Pic
Kusimanse The Bandits EWA C9 Pic TNN C4 Pic
Ladybird MFAOA C2
Lark BBR C4 TGOTG C5
Leech TITB C7 BBR C5
Lemur Mayotte Brown SA C4 MFAOA C9
Lemur Ring-tailed SA C3 Phot
Lemur Ruffed SA C4
Leopard SA C6
Limpet Slipper BBR C3
Lion MM C1 Pic MM C2 BBR C8
Lizard BBR C8 TGOTG C3
Lizard Agami TNN C1
Lizard Dragon TGOTG C3
Locust MFAOA C10
Loris MM C2 MM C6 TITB C7 Pic
Lovebird Black faced MM C1
Lyrebird TITB C4 Pic
Macaw TNN C11
Magpie The Magenpies MFAOA C15 MFAOA C18 TGOTG C4
Magpie White Backed TITB C1
Malimbus OA C6
Mallard TITB C1
Mamba Green OA C9
Mandrill MM C1 Pic MM C2
Mangabey Cherry crowned MM C1 Pic
Mangabey Red-headed Weekes TNN C5 Pic
Mantis Praying Cicely MFAOA C10 MFAOA C13 EWA C3 BBR C4 BBR C8 TGOTG C2 TGOTG C7
Marmoset TNN C13 Pic SA C2
Marmoset Black-pencilled SA C2
Marmoset Common Pavlo EWA C12 Pic
Marmoset Cotton Eared MM C6
Marmoset Pigmy EWA C8
Marmoset Silvery SA C2
Merlin TGOTG C1
Millipede OA C11 Pic EWA C10
Moa TITB C1 Pic
Mona Monkey EWA C1
Mongoose Black-legged Mongoose Black-footed OA C11 Pic TNN C1 Photo
Mongoose Orange eyed MM C1
Mongoose Pygmy SA C2
Monitor Nile OA C10 Pic TNN C1 Pic
Monkey Moustached Footle TNN C5 Pic
Monkey Owl Douracouli SA C3
Moose TITB C1
Mosquito MFAOA C9 BBR C5
Moth Chinamark BBR C5
Moth Deaths Head Hawk BBR C8
Moth Emperor MFAOA C8
Moth Hawk TGOTG C7
Moth Hummingbird Hawk TMB C1
Moth Oak Eggar TGOTG C7
Moth Oleander Hawk BBR C8
Mouse Striped EWA C1
Mudskippers TITB C8
Mynah Indian TITB C1
Narwhal s Horn BBR C3
Newt BBR C5 TGOTG C4
Night jar MFAOA C10
Nightingale TGOTG C5
Nuthatch TGOTG C5
Ocelot Tree MM C1
Octopus MFAOA C11 BBR C3 BBR C5 BBR C6
Opossum TNN C12
Orang utan Bali Surabaja Tunku Gambar Gina Oscar MM C1 MM C7 Pic SA C1 Phot SA C2 SA C4 Phot SA C6
Oriole MFAOA C7
Oriole Golden TGOTG C5
Ormers BBR C3
Oropendola TMB End
Oryx Arabian TITB C9
Ostrich South American Rhea EWA I EWA C14 TNN C15 Photo Pic
Owl TNN C7
Owl Barn Lampadusa BBR C8
Owl Burrowing EWA I
Owl Canadian Eagle SA C6 Phot
Owl Canadian horned MM C1
Owl Eagle TGOTG C4
Owl Scops Ulysses MM C1 MFAOA C10 BBR C2 BBR C5 BBR C6 TGOTG C1 TGOTG C3
Owl Woodfords MM C1 Pic
Paca TNN C13 Pic
Pangolin Scaly anteater OA C3 Pic TNN C7 Pic
Parrot African Grey MM C1 OA PRE EWA C2
Parrot Green TNN C17
Parrot Owl Kakapo TITB C3 Pic
Parrot Rosella TITB C1
Patas Monkey MM C4 Pic SA C2 Pic EWA C10
Peccary White collared MM C2
Pelican s Foot BBR C3
Penguin MM C1 MM C2
Penguin Cook Strait Blue TITB C2
Penguin Fairy TITB C2
Penguin Yellow Eyed TITB C2 Pic
Phalangers TITB C6
Pheasant TITB C1
Pheasant White Eared SA C2 Photo SA C4 SA C6 SA C7
Pigeon Quasimodo
Quilp EWA C4 MFAOA C3 MFAOA C4 TGOTG C3
Pigeon New Zealand TITB C1
Pigeon Passenger TITB C9
Pigeon Wood MFAOA C6
Pipe-fish OA C8 MFAOA C17
Plaintain-eaters Giant OA C2
Plover Black & White Spur Winged EWA I TNN C15
Plover Wattled OA C13
Porcupine African crested MM C2 Pic
Porcupine Brush-tailed OA C4 Pic EWA C2 TNN C2 Pic
Porcupine Tree EWA C2 TNN C9 Pic
Porpoise MFAOA C10
Possum TITB C6 TITB C1
Possum Glider TITB C4
Possum Leadbetters TITB C4 Pic
Potto MM C1
Prions Fairy TITB C2
Python OA C6
Python Calabar Ground OA C2
Python Reticulated MM C1
Rabbit Volcano SA C5
Racoon Crab Eating EWA C2 TNN C17 Photo Pic
Rail Flightless TITB C9
Rail Pigmy White-spotted OA C1 OA C6 Pic
Rat Black EWA C5 TGOTG C1
Rat Brown MFAOA C10
Rat Pouched SA C2 OA C2 Pic
Rat Yellow-spotted OA C2 Pic
Rattlesnake TNN C16
Redstart MFAOA C7
Rhino Sumatran TITB C7
Robin MFAOA C6 TGOTG C5
Robin Chats OA C6
Robin Forest OA C1 OA C4 OA C9
Rose-beetle MFAOA C3
Rotifer BBR C5
Rusa Javan TITB C1
Sambar TITB C1
Scorpion MFAOA C5 MFAOA C9 TGOTG C7
Scorpion Whip Whip Scorpion Wilhelmina EWA C10
Screamer EWA I
Sea Fan MFAOA C11
Sea Horse BBR C6
Sea Urchin MFAOA C11 TGOTG C3
Sea-slug MFAOA C3 MFAOA C4 TGOTG C8
Seladang TITB C6
Seriama South America MM C5 Pic TNN C16
Serpula MFAOA C11
Serval SA C7 OA C10 Pic
Shags King TITB C2
Shearwater Fluttering TITB C2
Shell Coat-of-mail Chitons BBR C3 TGOTG C8
Shell Top TGOTG C3
Shrew Forest EWA C1
Shrew Giant Water Potomagale SA C2 OA C5 Pic TNN C7
Shrew Tree TITB C6
Shrimp MFAOA C17
Simiang TITB C7 Pic
Skink OA C2 EWA C2
Skink Fernand MM C1 MM C6
Skunk MM C6
Skunk White backed TNN C15 Pic
Skylark TITB C1
Slow Worm TGOTG C5
Snail BBR C4
Snail Common EWA C3
Snail Land OA C1 EWA C2 EWA C10
Snail Rams-horn BBR C5
Snail Roman Snail Apple BBR C4
Snake Brown Water OA C4 MFAOA C17 MFAOA C18
Snake Coral TNN C16
Snake Hooded TNN C16
Snake King BBR C8
Snake Mamba FOP C4
Snake Water TNN C2 BBR C8 TGOTG C5
Snipe MFAOA C11
Sparrow TGOTG C4 TGOTG C5
Sparrow Hedge TITB C1
Sparrow House TITB C1
Sparrowhawk TGOTG C1
Spider EWA C3 TGOTG C7
Spider Crab MFAOA C2
Spider Lady Bird Eresus niger (now Eresus cinnaberinus ) TGOTG C2
Spider Palmer OA C6
Spider Tarantula BBR C4
Spider Trap Door EWA C4 MFAOA C5
Spider Water BBR C5
Sponge BBR C3
Spoonbill EWA I
Squirrel Black-eared OA C9
Squirrel Flying MM C1 EWA 111
Squirrel Giant booming TNN C1
Squirrel Malabar MM C4 Pic
Starfish BBR C3 BBR C6
Starfish Brittle TGOTG C3
Starfish Cushion BBR C6
Starling TITB C1
Stonechat TGOTG C4 TGOTG C5
Stork Jabiru TNN C9
Sun Bittern EWA C5
Sunbird OA PRE Pic OA C13
Swallow MFAOA C7 MFAOA C10
Swan Black TITB C1
Swan Black necked EWA I
Swan Mute TITB C1
Takahe Notornis Mantelli TMB End TITB C3 Pic
Tamandua Anteater TNN C9 Pic Photo
Tamarin SA C2
Tamarin Emperor MM C1 Pic
Tamarin Red-handed SA C2 SA C4
Tamarin Saddleback SA C1 Phot SA C6 Phot
Tapir South American Claudius MM C1 Pic MM C4 Pic SA C2
Teal Black TITB C1
Teguexins MM C3 Pic
Tenrec SA C5 SA C6 Phot
Termite White TNN C7
Termites OA C1 OA C7
Tern BBR C5
Terrapin Old Plop EWA C3 FOP C3 MFAOA C17 MFAOA C18 BBR C5 TGOTG C4
Thar TITB C1
Thrush TITB C1 TGOTG C5
Thrush Ground OA C9
Tick TGOTG C7
Tiger EWA C3
Toad Augustus Tickletummy
Deidre MFAOA C13 BBR C6 BBR C8 TGOTG C7
Toad Horned MM C1 Pic TNN C16 Pic Photo
Toad Leopard FOP C3
Toad Map TGOTG C7
Toad Pipa MM C3 TNN C10 Pic
Top Shells BBR C3
Tortoise TNN C7 Pic BBR C8 TGOTG C4
Tortoise Giant MM C1
Tortoise Greek Achilles MM C3 SA C2 MFAOA C4 MFAOA C8
Toucan MM C1 TNN C16
Touracous MM C1
Tower Shell BBR C3
Trumpeter Grey winged MM C1 MM C2
Tuataras MM C7 Pic TITB C2 Pic
Tucotuco TNN C15
Tui TITB C1
Turtle BBR C6
Turtle Leathery TITB C8 Pic
Turtle Soft-shelled OA C13 Pic
Viper Gaboon OA C6 OA C8 Pic EWA C13 Pic TNN C2
Vole Field BBR C8
Vulture Griffin TGOTG C1
Wagtail MFAOA C7
Wallaby EWA C8
Wallaby Bush TITB C1
Wapiti TITB C1
Wasp Hunting EWA C6 MFAOA C8 MFAOA C9
Weasel TGOTG C1
Weaver Bird OA C6
Wekas TITB C1 Pic
Wolf EWA C6
Wolf Maned TNN C16
Wolf Tasmanian TITB C6
Wombat TITB C4 Pic TITB C6
Woodcock MFAOA C11
Woodpecker Great Black EWA C2
Worm Bristle BBR C3
Worm Tube BBR C3
Wren TGOTG C5
Wrybill TITB C0
Yellowhammer TITB C1
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