Remote and isolated, the islands of the South Pacific have a life of their own.
遙遠又與世隔絕,南太平洋島嶼都有自己的生命
Animals have been living in seclusion for so long,
動物們與世隔絕地生活了很久
they've evolved in the most curious and surprising ways.
它們以最奇妙又神奇的方式演化
But island living can carry a high price.
但島上的生存代價很高
Recently, some dramatic changes have been sweeping through these strange islands.
如今一些顯著的變化迅速 傳遍這些奇異的島嶼
At the western limits of the Pacific Ocean,
在太平洋西面邊界里
this is New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island.
這是新幾內亞島,世界上最大的熱帶島嶼
In these isolated jungles,
在這些與世隔絕的叢林里
there are creatures only recently discovered by Westerners...
這里的動物只是最近才被西方人發現
..and mountains that they have never visited.
他們從未見過的山脈..
This is the home of a mammal first seen by scientists as recently as 1994.
這是直到1994年才被科學家首次發現的 一個哺乳類動物的家
Even the locals rarely see it, and it has never been filmed...until now.
甚至當地人都很少見到過,它也從未被拍攝過...直到現在