Wildest Islands of Indonesia

Released: 2016-11-27

Runtime: 44 minutes

Episode Overview

How have Indonesia’s remote and mysterious islands become home to so many of the natural world’s most extraordinary giants? From a unique species of elephant, and the world’s longest snake, to a crab almost a metre wide that climbs trees, these islands harbour a baffling number of large animals. And surrounded by teeming oceans, Indonesia is also home to the biggest fish on earth. It’s 17,000 islands include many diverse habitats, including the planet’s oldest rainforests, and over 120 active volcanoes. But how have the giant animals that have colonized these islands adapted in order to survive? And what happens when huge species collide, in this Kingdom of Giants?

Series Overview

The islands of Indonesia remain a wild paradise. This series explores the incredible wildlife of this extraordinary environment and reveals the remarkable ways in which life has been created, adapted, and reborn over millions of years.