00:00Evolution's Masterpieces
00:01How Isolation Shapes Extraordinary Island Creatures
00:06A Galapagos giant tortoise lumbers across black lava rock.
00:11Isolated islands, caves, mountains and lakes trap animals long enough for strange bodies to appear.
00:17Galapagos giant tortoises graze on dry island grass and saddle-shaped shells help some reach cactus pads.
00:24Komodo dragons patrol Indonesian islands where huge lizards ambush deer with serrated teeth and muscular tails.
00:32Kakapo's shuffle through New Zealand forests at night, and these flightless parrots climb trees with strong feet.
00:39IAI's tap Madagascar branches with long fingers, then hook grubs from wood with narrow teeth.
00:46Tasmanian devils prowl Australian island scrub where strong jaws crush bones during loud nighttime feeding.
00:54Axolotls swim through Mexico City's Xochimilco canals, keeping feathery gills as adults instead of becoming land salamanders.
01:02Cuban solanodons nose through Caribbean leaf litter, carrying venomous saliva in grooved lower teeth.
01:09Tuatara bask on New Zealand offshore islands, and these reptile relatives keep a hidden, light-sensing eye on the head.
01:16Neen geese walk across Hawaiian lava fields, where padded feet grip rough rock better than many waterfowl feet.
01:22Madagascar hissing cockroaches climb rainforest logs, pushing air through body openings to make loud warning hisses.
01:30Island cliffs, lava fields, dark forests, and old canals carve unusual bodies into isolated animals.
01:38A tortoise shell, a Kakapo beak, and an axolotl gill show isolation at work.
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