Eons

The Mystery of South America's False Horses

How did the "false horse," Thoatherium, and its relatives survive when their hoofed legs seemed to be adapted for an ecosystem that wouldn't exist for another 12 million years?

The Mystery of South America's False Horses

9m 45s

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    Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?

    S7 E19 - 8m 36s

    Unlike in fiction, giant whales do not emerge fully-formed from the ocean deep. So, where did Livyatan melvillei come from? How did such a large predator live? And what caused the titan to die out? The answer may lie in an appetite so large, it may have eaten itself to extinction...So, where did Livyatan melvillei come from?

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    When Red Pandas Roamed North America

    S7 E18 - 9m 41s

    How did a relative of the red panda end up in North America? What can this tell us about how long ago – and how many times – North America was connected to Europe and Asia?

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    Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air

    S7 E17 - 8m 10s

    Spiders and their ancestors have been driving an arms race that began before either stepped foot onto land and resulted in the first powered flight on Earth. But how did this competition of webs versus wings drive such a massive evolutionary adaptation into an entirely new realm?

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