The Galapagos islands have been very important for our knowledge and theories about evolution. A visit of Darwin to them, where he did research with eventually would lead to his important evolution theory. That theory explains the diversity and small differences between various animals. Nature expert David Attenborough revisits the islands for the fourth time, which are famous for their unique nature and animals.
Even though the group of islands is close to the equator, there are actually pinguins living there. It also is a place where you can find giant turtles (a different species on each island), iguanas (including a pink kind, which was discovered not too long ago), sea lions and various insects. There are forests which actually aren’t trees, but giant dandelions. On some of the islands there is still vulcanic activity causing them to change shape. Attenborough tells about all of this in his unique way during this miniseries.
It consists of three parts: Origin, Adaptation and Evolution. It is a complete overview on how the islands formed, how the various animals ended up there and how they adapten. As expected the show looks amazing, but unfortunately it re-uses various images, which was annoying to see with something that only has three episodes. It makes you wonder if not enough footage was shot (it was the first time that they were using big 3D cameras, which meant they were less mobile). Despite that small quibble the quality of the show is high. If you appreciate Attenborough’s work (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t) then Galapagos is a nice addition to his work about nature set in a unique place in the world.
