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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
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Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi

When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas

Season 2 Episode 17
11:38
When We Tamed Fire

When We Tamed Fire

Season 2 Episode 18
11:46
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Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct

Season 2 Episode 7

For more than 10 million years, Megalodon was at the top of its game as the oceans’ apex predator...until 2.6 million years ago, when it went extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history?

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