Violence is part of life in the Pacific, and those that live here must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it. The Pacific Ocean is a hunter's paradise. Surrounded by the Ring of Fire, this ocean is the epicenter of natural mayhem. From the skies of Snake Island to the teeming tropics, animals are reinventing the delivery of death on a grand scale.

In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors and adaptations. There are forest penguins with a tenuous marriage, the secret rendezvous of great white sharks, and the tale of male pregnancy.