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When Birds Stopped Flying

When Birds Stopped Flying

Season 2 Episode 2
7:14
When Camels Roamed North America

When Camels Roamed North America

Season 2 Episode 3
9:45
When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

Season 2 Episode 5
11:45

When Apes Conquered Europe

Season 2 Episode 6
8:08
When Humans Were Prey

When Humans Were Prey

Season 2 Episode 8
9:21
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

Season 2 Episode 9
9:56
The Humans That Lived Before Us

The Humans That Lived Before Us

Season 2 Episode 10
11:52
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

Season 2 Episode 11
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When Rodents Rafted Across the Ocean

Season 2 Episode 1

The best evidence we have suggests that, while Caviomorpha originated in South America, they came from ancestors in Africa, over 40 million years ago. So how did they get there?

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