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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
11:20
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Eons

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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The giant pterosaur's occupied the empty Hateg Island.
Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)
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We learn why all mammals today, from humans to bats, have five fingers or fewer.
How Horses Went From Food To Friends
6:32
With evidence from from art, archaeology, and ancient DNA, we put together horses history.
How Vertebrates Got Teeth... And Lost Them Again
8:52
Here's why teeth would go on to disappear in some groups of vertebrate.
Did Eating Insects Shrink These Dinos?
10:21
Dinosaurs were not just carnivores or herbivores; they were occasional omnivore too.
Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)
7:53
The Snake Detection Hypothesis is deeply embedded in primates, including us.
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