
David Attenborough's Galapagos is a news/current affairs series airing on UK television.
The broadcaster reveals how life has learnt to adapt quickly in the ever-changing volcanic landscape, resulting in species that exist nowhere else in the world. David investigates the driving forces behind their evolution, exploring the appearance and behaviour of remarkable creatures and vegetation including giant whale sharks, marine iguanas and seemingly normal dandelion seeds that grow into plants the size of trees
The broadcaster explores the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, beginning with how the archipelago rose from the ocean four million years ago
The broadcaster reveals how life learned to adapt quickly in an ever-changing volcanic landscape, resulting in such unique species as giant whale sharks and marine iguanas
The broadcaster reveals the differences between the islands and encounters giant Pinta Island tortoise Lonesome George, who died a few weeks after filming