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When Crocs Thrived in the Seas

When Crocs Thrived in the Seas

Season 3 Episode 41
9:08
How To Survive the Little Ice Age

How To Survive the Little Ice Age

Season 3 Episode 42
10:00
When Trees Took Over the World

When Trees Took Over the World

Season 3 Episode 43
7:28
How Weasels Got Skinny

How Weasels Got Skinny

Season 3 Episode 44
9:01
Where Are All The Squid Fossils?

Where Are All The Squid Fossils?

Season 3 Episode 45
7:21
Did These Giant Sloths Poop Themselves to Death?

Did These Giant Sloths Poop Themselves to Death?

Season 4 Episode 1
10:01
The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals

The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals

Season 4 Episode 2
7:44
The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths

The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths

Season 4 Episode 3
8:06
Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?

Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?

Season 4 Episode 4
11:01
How the Starfish Got Its Arms

How the Starfish Got Its Arms

Season 4 Episode 5
10:53
The Creature That Stumped Darwin

The Creature That Stumped Darwin

Season 4 Episode 6
6:46
How Pollination Got Going Twice

How Pollination Got Going Twice

Season 4 Episode 7
9:32
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How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn)

Season 3 Episode 40

Today, chilis are the most widely cultivated spice crop in the world - grown everywhere from their native home in the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. But how and why did chilis evolve this weird, fiery trick in the first place? And why did we learn to love that spicy burn?
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Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi
11:38
Season 2 Episode 17
When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas
Sea scorpions thrived for 200 million years, coming in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
When We First Made Tools
9:08
Season 2 Episode 16
When We First Made Tools
When We First Made Tools
The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time
8:33
Season 2 Episode 15
The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time
The California condor is the biggest flying bird in N. America since the Pleistocene Epoch
The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls
11:41
Season 2 Episode 14
The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls
The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World
9:28
Season 2 Episode 13
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World
The Evolution of the Heart (A Love Story)
9:00
Season 2 Episode 12
The Evolution of the Heart (A Love Story)
The Evolution of the Heart
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
11:20
Season 2 Episode 11
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
The Humans That Lived Before Us
11:52
Season 2 Episode 10
The Humans That Lived Before Us
The Humans That Lived Before Us
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)
9:56
Season 2 Episode 9
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)
When Humans Were Prey
9:21
Season 2 Episode 8
When Humans Were Prey
Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under threat of attack from predators.
Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct
10:45
Season 2 Episode 7
Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct
What happened to the largest shark in history?
Season 2 Episode 6
When Apes Conquered Europe
Today, apes live only in Africa and Asia but this wasn't always the case.
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