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=== British Guiana 1950 === In January 1950 Smith and Durrell arrived in [[British Guiana]].<ref>Botting (1999), p. 176.</ref> Smith stayed in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], the capital, while Durrell made collecting tripsβto [[Adventure, Guyana|Adventure]], a town near the mouth of the [[Essequibo River|Essequibo]] river; along the seashore to catch freshwater wildlife in the creeks; and to a ranch on the [[Rupununi savannah]].<ref>Botting (1999), pp. 176β178.</ref> The collection grew to include [[Paradoxical Frog|paradoxical frogs]], [[margay]]s, [[Bothrops|fer-de-lance]], [[armadillo]]s, [[macaw]]s, [[tree porcupine]]s, and [[anacondas]].<ref>Durrell (1954a), pp. 180β182, 194β195.</ref> Again money ran short, and Durrell returned to Britain in April to sell some of the animals so he could wire the profits to Smith.<ref>Botting (1999), p. 179.</ref>
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