The Hidden Worlds of the South Pacific Islands

Editor's Take

Across the scattered islands of the South Pacific, this BBC Earth film examines what isolation does to evolution, producing creatures found on one archipelago and nowhere else. It tracks the improbable journeys by which life reached these specks of land, and the odd forms it took once arrived, from thieving albatrosses to a flightless parrot. The tone is observational, letting behaviour speak before narration. Its real subject is remoteness as an engine of strangeness.

This film journeys to the remote islands of the South Pacific, where isolation has produced extraordinary and unexpected wildlife. From albatrosses stealing from fishermen to a parrot too heavy to fly, it explores the strange creatures and the long voyages that brought life to these scattered lands. Shot in 4K, it captures the beauty and oddity of one of the planet's most isolated regions. It is a fascinating look at hidden island worlds. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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