The islands of the South Pacific have a life of their own

Animals have been living in seclusion for so long

They've evolved in the most curious and surprising ways

But island living can carry a high price

Recently some dramatic changes have been sweeping through these strange islands

At the western limits of the Pacific ocean

This is New Guinea the world's largest tropical island

In these isolated jungles

There are creatures only recently discovered by westerners and mountains that they have never visited

This is the home of a mammal first seen by scientists as recently as 1994

Even the locals rarely see it and it has never been filmed until now

It lives in trees but it's not a monkey

Primates never made the jump across the water to this island

This is a rare glimpse of an almost unknown island oddity

The ding