Unsere Erde ist kein starrer Planet. Die tektonischen Platten sind in ständiger Bewegung. Erdbeben, und Vulkane sind Beispiele für diese Unruhe. Die manchmal zerstörerischen Kräfte erschaffen aber auch Leben. So sind die Landmassen unseres Planeten ein wichtiger Lebensraum für unzählige Lebewesen.
The tectonic plates of our planet are in constant motion. When they collide and grind against each other, earthquakes or tsunamis may result. Paradoxically, the destructive forces below ground are also a source of new life. It begins when plant seeds are transported by the wind to the pristine new islands, germinate and then vegetation takes root. The colonization of new territory is often a matter of chance. When fruit bats migrate to tropical islands, they inadvertently spread plant seeds from one place to the next by means of their excrements; while wind can transport spiders, still clinging to their webs, across vast distances to strange new homes.
La terra ricopre solo un terzo della superficie del nostro pianeta. Eppure offre rifugio e risorse a moltissimi animali.
