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Season 2 Episode 14 | 11m 41s
Back in the late Miocene epoch, there was an island--or maybe a group of islands-- in the Mediterranean Sea that was populated with fantastic giant beasts. It’s a lesson in the very strange, but very real, powers of natural selection.
Aired: 03/12/19
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The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats
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The Mystery Behind the Biggest Bears of All Time
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When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas
Sea scorpions thrived for 200 million years, coming in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
