Documentul urmareste intamplarile prin care trec doi masculi de proboscis. Pe de-o parte e vorba de batalia dintre cei doi - Alistair, masculul afla, si mai tanarul pretendent la functia de "sef al clanului"., Bill. Apoi este vorba de eterna lupta pentru supravietuire: lupta cu secete - care reduce rezervele de apa si hrana - si interventia paguboasa a omului.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro