Nature's Wonderlands: Islands Of Evolution

Professor Richard Fortey explores island evolution in this three-part series. He begins by investigating the life cycle - birth, growth, inhabitants, and occurrences that could lead to an island's demise. Fortey further discovers the reason certain species thrive in island environments and how wildlife is unique in these landscapes. In Madagascar the professor crosses paths with wild lemurs, and in Madeira he runs into giant wolf spiders. … MORE