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b"Some 76 million years ago an asteroid smashed into our planet, killing the dinosaurs and three-quarters of the Earth\\u2019s plants and animals. Once again our planet is facing a wave of extinctions, this one of man's making, and more than ever we need to know what it takes for a species to survive a cataclysm. Laura Cussen traces the improbable story of an ancient, venomous mammal of the Caribbean, and of the local people who have unearthed its secret to survival.\\n \\nThis project was made possible by a Braden Grant from the Stanford Storytelling Project. More info about the Braden Grant: \\nhttp://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/grants.html\\n\\nProducer: Laura Cussen\\nFeaturing: C\\xe9sar Abril, Nicol\\xe1s Corona, Pedro Mart\\xednez, and Alexis Mychajliw\\nSpecial thanks: The Last Survivors, Natacha Ruck, Will Rogers, Graham Roth, Weston Gaylord, Professor Elizabeth Hadly, to all the people who have made this project possible, and to the Hispaniolan solenodon.\\nMusic: Sunsearcher, Chris Zabriskie, Nicol\\xe1s Corona \\nImage via flickr"