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When Whales Could Walk
Season 51
Episode 1
A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to how mammals moved from land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.
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- Wednesday May 20, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday May 21, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday May 21, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday May 24, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday May 25, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday May 25, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday May 26, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday May 26, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday May 26, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday May 27, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday May 27, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday May 27, 7:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday May 27, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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