qi miao dao yu 06

Song 奇妙岛屿 06
Artist 英语听力
Album BBC南太平洋

Lyrics

[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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