Lizard Island (Insula Soparlei) este locul perfect atat pentru biologi, cat si pentru turisti, pentru a explora tarmul minunat al coralilor. De trei decenii apele care inconjoara Insula Soparlei au atras ca un magnet cei mai de top biologi marini. Aici s-a infintat o importanta statiune de cercetare, de unde cercetatorii ne impartasesc minunetele lor descoperiri.
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