The audiobook “My family and other animals” describes first years of Durrell and his family on the Greek island of Corfu in the Ionic sea where the zoologist experienced happiness of communication with nature and got elementary education. In a humorous form the author talks about comical events that occurred to him, his family and their friends that have plenty of eccentric characters among them. Young Gerald Durrell makes first discoveries in the world of insects constantly increasing the number of household. He brings Achilles the tortoise, Quasimodo the pigeon, Ulysses the Scops owl and many other funny animals to his family which results in big and small dramas and vivacious adventures. This book had a huge success. In Great Britain alone it was republished 30 times, in the USA – 20 times. It will be interesting to the devotees of good English humor who like listening books in the original.