奇妙岛屿 05

Islands are a topsy-turvy world,
岛屿是个颠倒的世界
where evolution seems to follow a different set of rules.
在这里演变似乎遵循不同的规则
North of New Caledonia lies the Solomon Islands archipelago,
新喀里多尼亚北临所罗门群岛
a scattering of a thousand tropical islands.
所罗门群岛由稀稀落落的上千个热带岛屿组成
For the select few animals that arrived here,
对于那些被选中能来到这儿的少量动物而言
these were brave new worlds, filled with possibilities.
这里便是美好新世界，充满着无限可能
And to make the most of what they found here,
为了充分利用它们的发现
some adopted a whole new way of life.
一些生物采用了全新的生活方式
Among the successful colonists were skinks
在这些成功的“殖民者”中包括一些蜥蜴
- lizards that are usually small with short legs.
蜥蜴大都体小腿短
Quite a variety live here in the Solomons,
相当多的蜥蜴物种生活在这所罗门群岛中
but there is one in these forests that's unlike any other skink on the planet.
但是在森林中有一种蜥蜴，它不同于地球上其它的同类
The monkey-tailed skink is up to 50 times heavier than your average skink,
猴尾蜥最大可达蜥蜴的平均体重的50倍
and is the world's largest.
它是世界上最大的蜥蜴
Most skinks spend their lives on the ground, but not this monster.
大部分蜥蜴终生居住在地上，但是这个怪物却不是
This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail
它是唯一一种拥有卷尾的蜥蜴
and unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects,
并且不像其它的蜥蜴以昆虫为食
this gentle giant is entirely vegetarian.
这个庞然大物全然是个素食者