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When Giant Deer Roamed Eurasia

When Giant Deer Roamed Eurasia

Season 2 Episode 31
6:53
Was This Dinosaur a Cannibal?

Was This Dinosaur a Cannibal?

Season 2 Episode 32
10:37
The Missing Link That Wasn’t

The Missing Link That Wasn’t

Season 2 Episode 33
9:54
When Bats Took Flight

When Bats Took Flight

Season 2 Episode 35
11:09
How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

Season 2 Episode 36
8:33
When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

Season 2 Episode 37
10:09
When Antarctica Was Green

When Antarctica Was Green

Season 2 Episode 38
11:03
The Case of the Dinosaur Egg Thief

The Case of the Dinosaur Egg Thief

Season 2 Episode 39
7:28
When Hobbits Were Real

When Hobbits Were Real

Season 2 Episode 40
9:10
How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

Season 2 Episode 42
7:47
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Eons

How Earth's First, Unkillable Animals Saved the World

Season 2 Episode 30

They have survived every catastrophe and every mass extinction event that nature has thrown at them. And by being the little, filter-feeding, water-cleaning creatures that they are, sponges may have saved the world.

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Learn about the complicated the history of mammals and their disappearance.
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10:50
Where did our moon come from? The origin is even stranger than you may imagine.
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The Second Time Sponges Took Over The World
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No Single Cradle of Humankind
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Maybe there wasn’t just one so-called "cradle of humankind"?
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