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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.
- Airdates
- Wednesday Apr 2, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Apr 3, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Friday Apr 4, 12:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Apr 6, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Apr 7, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Apr 7, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Apr 8, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Apr 8, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Apr 8, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Apr 9, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Apr 9, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Apr 9, 8:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Apr 9, 2:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Apr 12, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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