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How the Turtle Got Its Shell

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 33
8:29
The Most Useful Fossils In The World

The Most Useful Fossils In The World

Season 1 Episode 35
5:49
Inside the Dinosaur Library

Inside the Dinosaur Library

Season 1 Episode 36
7:19
What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

Season 1 Episode 37
11:06
How the Squid Lost Its Shell

How the Squid Lost Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 38
8:05
How the Chalicothere Split In Two

How the Chalicothere Split In Two

Season 1 Episode 39
7:03
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Season 1 Episode 40
10:45
The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

Season 1 Episode 41
7:28
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How Sex Became A Thing

Season 1 Episode 31

We don’t know which living thing was the very first to arrive at the totally revolutionary process that is sexual reproduction but we can follow the history of how (and why) sex became a thing.

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8:23
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How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains?
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What if the rock art drawings of strange animals really existed?
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