| Description |
1 online resource (52 minutes) |
| Summary |
Because of their isolated eco-systems, islands provide nature's clearest illustration of how evolution works. It was by studying life on the Galapagos islands that Darwin's theory of evolution was born. More than 150 years later, Nature's Wonderlands goes to three islands to meet the unique species that illustrate his ideas. From carnivorous caterpillars and flowers that bloom once every 20 years, to the remains of pygmy hippos and gorilla-sized lemurs, this series profiles the modern-day residents of these habitats, as well as their fossilized forebears. This fascinating study explains how life on Earth has evolved, and asks how we can protect it against the growing threat of mass extinction. In the first episode, Fortey is on Hawaii to investigate how life colonizes a newly born island. According to some estimates, Hawaii has been successfully colonized by only one new species every 35,000 years due to its remote location - yet the Hawaiian Islands teem with a great diversity of life. In search of the evolutionary secrets of how one species becomes many, Fortey encounters beautiful honeycreeper birds whose evolution rivals that of Darwin's famous finches; carnivorous caterpillars who now can't eat leaves, and giant silversword plants that thrive in parched volcanic soil at 10,000 feet |
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"Islands of evolution" |
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Title from resource description page (viewed March 06, 2019) |
| Performer |
Presented by Richard Fortey |
| Notes |
In English |
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Island ecology -- Hawaii
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology)
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Island ecology.
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Travel.
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| SUBJECT |
Hawaii -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85059342
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| Subject |
Hawaii.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Duthy, Sebastian, director
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Trevisick, Shaun, producer
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Lion Television Ltd., production company
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All3Media (Television production company), production company
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Fifth Estate Media, production company
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Zennor TV, production company
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