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Prehistoric Ancestors of Modern Animals

Prehistoric Sea Beasts

Dawn of Planet Earth

Join Ackerley the Acanthostega and travel back in time 4,500 million years to the Precambrian per...

Dinosaurs Rule

Come along with Ackerley the Acanthostega to visit the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 203-145 mil...

Last Days of the Dinosaurs

Follow Ackerley the Acanthostega through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when...

Rise of Mammals

Team up with Ackerley the Acanthostega to travel back 66 million years to the Tertiary and Quater...

Creatures of the Deep

Dive down to the watery depths and encounter the ten strangest creatures living in the oceans. Yo...

Creatures of the Rain Forest

Track down the ten most awe-inspiring animals in the rain forests of the world. Step away from th...

Creepy, Crawly Creatures

Look closely at the ten most amazing insects and spiders that buzz, dart, and hang out all over t...

Scaly, Slippery Creatures

Discover the ten most bizarre snakes, lizards, and other reptiles on the planet. Many lived at th...

Prehistoric Giants

Gorillas can be pretty big, but just wait until you see Gigantopithecus. This huge ape lived 9 mi...

Prehistoric Ancestors of Modern Animals

What if elephants were as small as dogs? What if frogs were protected by armor? In prehistoric ti...