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Follow famed paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues as they work in the arid northern regions of Kenya's Turkana Basin to unravel the mysteries of human evolution. While one of the Leakey team's goals is to demonstrate the complexity and truth of human evolution, they also seek to show how the qualities that we proudly call human were all born in Africa.

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55:57 Air Date 05/15/12 Expires 05/15/15
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Richard Leakey's Life and Work in Kenya

2:00 Air Date 05/20/12