Preview: Season 51 Episode 1 | 30s | Video has closed captioning.
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.
Aired: 01/31/24
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- [Narrator] In the Sahara Desert.
- [Narrator] Fossils are everywhere, telling you what life looked like 30 million years ago.
- [Narrator] An incredible discovery.
- [Narrator] We have a complete skeleton.
- [Narrator] May reveal the origins.
- [Narrator] Of the prehistoric whale that lived here long time ago.
- [Narrator] Of the world's largest mammals.
- This is so awesome.
They're doing everything mammals do, but in the water.
- [Narrator] "When Whales Could Walk" on NOVA.
(majestic music)
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