奇妙岛屿 05 - 英语听力

Islands are a topsy-turvy world

Where evolution seems to follow a different set of rules

North of New Caledonia lies the Solomon Islands archipelago

A scattering of a thousand tropical islands

For the select few animals that arrived here

These were brave new worlds filled with possibilities

And to make the most of what they found here

Some adopted a whole new way of life

Among the successful colonists were skinks

Lizards that are usually small with short legs

Quite a variety live here in the Solomon's

But there is one in these forests that's unlike any other skink on the planet

The monkey-tailed skink is up to 50 times heavier than your average skink

And is the world's largest

Most skinks spend their lives on the ground but not this monster

This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail

And unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects

This gentle giant is entirely vegetarian