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How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

Season 3 Episode 25
8:48
The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

Season 3 Episode 26
7:53
How Humans Lost Their Fur

How Humans Lost Their Fur

Season 3 Episode 27
11:27

When Lizards Took Over the World

Season 3 Episode 28
8:29
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming

When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming

Season 3 Episode 29
10:21
The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"

The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"

Season 3 Episode 30
10:11
The Bear-Sized Beaver That Couldn’t Build A Dam

The Bear-Sized Beaver That Couldn’t Build A Dam

Season 3 Episode 31
7:32
The Reign of the Hell Ants

The Reign of the Hell Ants

Season 3 Episode 32
10:09
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years

The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years

Season 3 Episode 33
9:20
When We First Talked

When We First Talked

Season 3 Episode 34
11:13
The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles

The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles

Season 3 Episode 35
6:53
The Genes We Lost Along the Way

The Genes We Lost Along the Way

Season 3 Episode 36
12:01
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Eons

Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

Season 3 Episode 24

For some reason, animals keep evolving into things that look like crabs, independently, over and over again. What is it about the crab’s form that makes it so evolutionarily successful that non-crabs are apparently jealous of it?
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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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