[00:00.57]As in New Guinea, there are no monkeys on these islands,
[00:03.66]so this skink simply filled the gap in the market and branched out.
[00:07.60]It even forms social bonds with other monkey-tailed skinks,
[00:12.50]a rare characteristic among reptiles of any description.
[00:17.00]This skink may be an oddity, but that is exactly why it thrives here.
[00:22.03]For a leaf-eater these islands are paradise.
[00:26.07]For others, though, life can be a little harder.
[00:30.07]Islanders only succeed by making the most of what's around them.
[00:34.52]Even spiders have their uses.
[00:37.64]On Santa Catalina Island in the Solomons,
[00:40.64]a fisherman prepares to go fishing.
[00:43.60]He seeks out a particular spider web,
[00:47.11]one that is strong and intricately spun.
[00:50.52]The fish he's after can't be caught on hooks,
[00:54.99]their mouths are too narrow.
[00:57.30]So he has to be creative.
[00:59.97]No rod or reel, just a kite,
[01:03.09]and the spider silk, wound into a lure.
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