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5/7/24

WHEN WHALES COULD WALK : NOVA DOCUMENTARY

The whales is a mammal that breaths air, but evolved on land.  This documentary follows the discovery of a mammal that originally was thought to be a lizard, and there's fossil evidence in the desert of Egypt. THE HIPPO IS THE CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE TO WHALES>

NOVA WHEN WHALES COULD WALK

Excerpt:  In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales.” Now, paleontologists have unearthed a whole new species of ancient whale dating to 43 million years ago, and this predator wasn’t just able to swim – it also had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to the winding evolutionary path of mammals that moved from the land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.VIn Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. ...






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