| [00:00.00] | New Guinea is a vast island nestled close to the continental landmass of Australia. |
| [00:06.20] | As we move south and east, to smaller, more distant islands, |
| [00:10.04] | the wildlife becomes even more unusual. |
| [00:13.34] | The little-known island of New Caledonia is a small sliver of Australia |
| [00:17.83] | that was cast adrift over 60 million years ago. |
| [00:20.95] | It's home to a creature that seems to have evolved quite strangely. |
| [00:25.18] | It has wings, but it can't fly. |
| [00:27.80] | It is the kagu. |
| [00:30.01] | Kagu families stick together, |
| [00:32.51] | with young from previous years helping to declare the family territory. |
| [00:35.96] | All intruders are chased away. |
| [00:38.66] | It's the breeding season, |
| [00:40.59] | when males rekindle the flame with their life-long partners. |
| [00:44.58] | It's hard to know what the kagu is related to, |
| [00:47.85] | a heron, a rail, or maybe a pigeon. |
| [00:51.42] | Its closest relative may actually be the sunbittern of South America, |
| [00:56.16] | 7,000 miles to the east. |
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