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How the Walrus Got Its Tusks

How the Walrus Got Its Tusks

Season 3 Episode 12
7:42
The Story of the Dino Stampede

The Story of the Dino Stampede

Season 3 Episode 13
10:43
The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

Season 3 Episode 14
7:05
The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

Season 3 Episode 15
12:11
How We Figured Out Fermentation

How We Figured Out Fermentation

Season 3 Episode 16
9:20
The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17
8:48
The Sea Monster from the Andes

The Sea Monster from the Andes

Season 3 Episode 19
6:27
How Plants Became Carnivores

How Plants Became Carnivores

Season 3 Episode 22
9:48
How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

Season 3 Episode 23
7:52
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Eons

When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic

Season 3 Episode 11

All told, the Arctic in the Cretaceous Period was a rough place to live, especially in winter. And yet, the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs have been discovered there. So how were they able to survive in this harsh environment?

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How Pollination Got Going Twice
9:32
Pollination by insects actually got going twice.
The Creature That Stumped Darwin
6:46
The Toxodon fossils help reveal the mystery surrounding evolution.
How the Starfish Got Its Arms
10:53
The Story of How the Starfish Got its Arms Reminds us that Animals have Deep Histories.
Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?
11:01
Learn More about the Very Rare Medium-Sized Dinosaurs.
The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths
8:06
The very last mammoths that ever lived experienced what’s known as a mutational meltdown.
The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals
7:44
Some Mammal Traits Show Up a Lot Earlier and in Things That Weren’t Mammals at All.
Did These Giant Sloths Poop Themselves to Death?
10:01
Find out if Sloths Really Did Poop Themselves to Death.
Where Are All The Squid Fossils?
7:21
Solve the Mystery of Where All Squid Fossils Are.
How Weasels Got Skinny
9:01
Find Out Why and How Weasels Push the Limits on What is Metabolically Possible.
When Trees Took Over the World
7:28
Trees have a Far More Rooted History than You Think.
How To Survive the Little Ice Age
10:00
How did the Nunalleq village manage to survive and prosper during the Little Ice Age?
When Crocs Thrived in the Seas
9:08
Watch Metriorhynchids' journey to the Sea.
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