Chapter 1
Nature's isolated evolutionary laboratories
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Chapter 2
Island outposts at the edge of the world
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Chapter 3
Human-made and heavily modified islands
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Chapter 4
Ghostly islands of history and mystery
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Islands of wonder and mystery
Ch 1 · Nature's isolated evolutionary laboratories
schopenhauer Isolated Island Laboratories
A third of all the plants we trace, Grow nowhere else in time or space!
schopenhauer Madagascar split from India 88 million years ago, creating a massive island where 90 percent of wildlife is endemic.
Fun Fact
Dragon's blood tree: This tree's red resin was used as violin varnish in the 18th century.
schopenhauer The Galapagos Islands host fearless, endemic wildlife that helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of natural selection.
Glossary
speciation (noun)
The evolutionary formation of new and distinct species. In 1835, Charles Darwin observed this process among unique finches on the isolated Galápagos Islands.
The evolutionary formation of new and distinct species. In 1835, Charles Darwin observed this process among unique finches on the isolated Galápagos Islands.
BETA
schopenhauer Place remote islands on the map to discover how isolation breeds Earth's strangest wildlife.
Quiz
What special infrastructure is built on Christmas Island to protect migrating crabs?
Quiz
What is the distinctive feature of the Dragon's Blood Tree found on Socotra Island?
Quiz
Which island is famous for having giant tortoises that can live for over 150 years?
Quiz
Madagascar separated from which major landmass approximately 88 million years ago?