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Animal Islands

Should a snake climb along a branch where a baby anole sleeps, the lizard will wake up and drop to the ground to escape.

Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'

On an island in South Florida, scientists use trials to see how natural selection drives evolution in real time.

James T. Stroud April 14, 2025

Tortoises of Kusu Island

Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors.

Podcast: Snake Island

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, this rock has certainly earned its nickname.

The Podcast Team August 14, 2023

Snake Island’s Venomous Vipers Find a New Home in São Paulo

Scientists hatch a bold plan to save Brazil's critically endangered golden lancehead, which lives on a single infamous isle.

James Hall July 6, 2022

Podcast: Monkey Island

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team February 2, 2022

The feeding of chimpanzees on Monkey Island.

Marshall, Liberia

Monkey Island

After surviving decades of medical testing and civil wars, these chimpanzees were abandoned on their own islands.

The macaques.

Macaques of Tanaxpillo Island

The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

Swinburne Island.

Staten Island, New York

Swinburne Island

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

Bass Rock Gannet Colony.

East Lothian, Scotland

Bass Rock

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan

Okishima Island

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A wallaby on Inchconnachan.

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

These Crows Were Discovered Crafting Tools to Reach Food

New Caledonian crows are smart.

Erik Shilling August 10, 2016

Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

Skomer Island

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Skomer Island

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

Cat Island

100 Wonders: An Island You Don't Want to Visit

Dylan Thuras August 20, 2015

The Elaborate Case for Where the Best Birds in the World Live

Dan Nosowitz June 25, 2015

Lospalos, Timor-Leste

Lake Ira Lalaro

This crocodile-infested Timor-Leste reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.

Ursula Island

Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Ursula Island

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.