Dimensions
154 x 234 x 19mm
Recollections from Twenty-Five Years at the Zoo.
A charming collection of animal tales.
Starting from a knowledge base of zero when she joined the Zoo in 1975, Darill Clements let the animals be her teachers. They delighted, surprised, enlightened, mystified, energised, gave her much happiness and some sad times and provided a fund of stories, many of which are now shared in 'Postcards From The Zoo'.
After only three months, Darill became an animal and zoo "nutter", besotted with and inspired by the joy of nature, which has enriched her life immeasurably ever since.
'Postcards From The Zoo' highlights a quarter of a century of behind-the-scenes life at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, with the animals, and some human animals, dictating the anecdotes.
There are tales of Anastasia the albatross who hated heights, the Koalas who packed their pouches for Japan, Lulu the chimp who loves fireworks and the unusual facts and life lessons that zoo animals provide for visiting children - all written from Darill's very personal perspective.
