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The mourning gecko. It is the ultimate castaway...
鱗趾壁虎。它是最后的漂流者
the marathon winner on the long journey from New Guinea.
它是來(lái)自新幾內(nèi)亞的長(zhǎng)途馬拉松冠軍
Incredibly, the female has done away with the need for a mate.
很難想象，雌鱗趾壁虎已經(jīng)放棄了交配的需求
Instead, she simply produces eggs that need no fertilisation.
它只是簡(jiǎn)單地產(chǎn)下卵，無(wú)需雄性授精
So one single female washed up on an island could start a whole population.
一個(gè)被沖上島的雌鱗趾壁虎就可以繁衍出整個(gè)群體
Along with this extraordinary ability, these thick-skinned and salt-resistant geckos
除了這個(gè)非凡能力以外，這些厚皮耐鹽的壁虎
could also survive long sea passages on rafts, and even the force of cyclones.
在長(zhǎng)途航海中，即使遭遇颶風(fēng)，也能在漂浮筏上長(zhǎng)久生存
But there is more to the gecko's story than this.
然而這里有比壁虎漂流更為新奇的故事
Less than 2,000 years ago, something happened that was to revolutionise the spread of plants and animals.
大約在2000年前，一件大事徹底改變了動(dòng)植物的分布。
