South Pacific

Flightless parrots, burrowing bats, giant skinks and kangaroos in trees - on the isolated islands of the South Pacific, the wildlife has evolved in extraordinary ways. Island living can carry a high price, for when new species arrive, all hell breaks loose. There lies a puzzle: why do animals perfectly adapted to island life simply give up the ghost?

Category

Documentary / Nature

Original air date

2009-06-07