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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
The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time

The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time

Season 2 Episode 15
8:33
When We First Made Tools

When We First Made Tools

Season 2 Episode 16
9:08
Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi

When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas

Season 2 Episode 17
11:38
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When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

Season 2 Episode 5

If you’ve ever been to, or lived in, or even flown over the central swath of North America, then you’ve seen the remnants of what was a uniquely fascinating environment. Scientists call it the Western Interior Seaway, and at its greatest extent, it ran from the Caribbean Sea to the Canadian Arctic.

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When We Tamed Fire
11:46
The ability to make and use fire has fundamentally changed the arc of our evolution.
Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi
11:38
Sea scorpions thrived for 200 million years, coming in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
When We First Made Tools
9:08
When We First Made Tools
The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time
8:33
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
The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World
9:28
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World
The Evolution of the Heart (A Love Story)
9:00
The Evolution of the Heart
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
11:20
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
The Humans That Lived Before Us
11:52
The Humans That Lived Before Us
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)
9:56
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)
When Humans Were Prey
9:21
Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under threat of attack from predators.
Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct
10:45
What happened to the largest shark in history?
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