The Philippines are a chain of around 7,000 tropical islands in the western Pacific. Plants-turned- predators line the edge of the forests, while rivers help carve one of the world’s most spectacular cave systems. And we meet an animal so small it would sit in the palm of a human hand, but has the largest eyes relative to body size in the animal kingdom.
This stunningly-beautiful series demonstrates that islands can be home to the most extreme examples of life, as nature evolves in the most dramatic way. Sometimes isolated for hundreds of thousands of years, pockets of individuals adapt to survive, fuelling a rapid and continuous development of new species. Some of the Zanzibar archipelago’s bizarre creatures have developed to an enormous size. The world’s largest crab scales trees in search of coconuts, and clouds of giant bats fill the skies at dusk. Under the cover of darkness, giant leatherback turtles visit Trinidad’s beaches to lay their eggs. Dominica’s volcanic heritage gives it fertile soils, making the island rich in flowering plants. Situated 1,000km west of Ecuador, the Galapagos archipelago has been so little exposed to humans, it allowed Charles Darwin to study and rethink the laws of nature. Join us for a celebration of these spectacular island locations, and the people and wildlife who call them home. Your nature audience is going to love this series!
