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
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
