在这部马达加斯加:一个与世隔绝的世界片中,在非洲东岸3百哩外,有一座被时间遗忘的小岛。在这里,我们熟悉的生物进化成奇特的物种。与非洲本土分离100多万年间,此地的生物依循特有的步调进化。这里住有许多独一无二的生物,形成另一个不同的独立世界。在这个神奇天地里,茂密雨林让位给被烈日烤炙的平原,树根似乎都往天上窜升。这里有奇异的有刺植物,以及高耸的岩塔。这个遗世独立的世界,就是名为马达加斯加的人间伊甸园。
In the dawn light, mist caresses the forested mountains of an alien world. A strange shape appears in the trees -- a furry creature looking like something from the pages of a Dr. Suess book. It throws back its head and lets out a deafening wail. Welcome to planet Madagascar - a world unto itself, where evolution has taken the familiar and created the bizarre. Split off from the African mainland since the age of dinosaurs, Madagascar's isolation provided a safe haven for creatures from a forgotten time. Here, they flourished into countless forms that exist nowhere else. This installment of the award winning "Living Edens" series presents an extraordinary cast of characters. Chameleons of every color, shape and size snap up insects with marksman-like accuracy. A panther-like carnivore called a fossa pursues its prey through the tree tops with frightening agility. Brilliantly colored frogs emerge from the ground and compete vigorously for mates. A majestic fish eagle, one of the rarest ...