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Evolution Earth

Islands

Season 1 Episode 2

Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at super speed right before our eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to our changing planet in extraordinary ways.

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Evolution Earth Season 1
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55:05
Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival.
Ice
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Ice
At the planet’s frozen extremes, animals can reveal the changes taking place.
Heat
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55:31
In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive.
Earth
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Animals have a surprising story to tell about our rapidly changing planet.
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