450. Monsters Like Island Gigantism
![The cyclops as an example of island gigantism.](https://stuffmonsterslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/odysseus-cyclops-island-250x108.jpeg)
Komodo dragons. The now-extinct moa bird. Real rodents of unusual size. The giant cyclops Polyphemus. Each of these anxiety sweat-inducing creatures is the monstrous result of one of nature’s greatest processes: island gigantism. When animals and the children of ancient gods are segregated onto islands away from predators and competitive…