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Eons
The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats
Scientists have recently discovered a major clue about the origins of the big cats.
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The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
Join hosts Kallie Moore, Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Gabriel Santos, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths
Season 2 Episode 11 | 11m 20s | CC
The mammoths fossils found on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California are much smaller than their relatives found on the mainland. They were so small that they came to be seen as their own species. How did they get there? And why were they so small?
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