David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

2013•1 series•Entertainment / Factual
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Naturalist David Attenborough embarks on a 500-million-year journey to track the rise of the vertebrates, which he considers one of the greatest stories in natural history. Attenborough uses recently uncovered fossil evidence from China, a region he has wanted to explore for a long time, to trace the evolution of animals with backbones. The fossils, combined with computer graphics and cinematography, tell the story of how humans are the heirs to a magnificent evolutionary heritage.

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Episode 1From the Seas to the Skies

...Attenborough. From The Seas To The Skies: On a journey to unravel the rise of the vertebrate, David Attenborough explores their origins, which lie in primitive, ancient fish. (1 of 2)

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...Attenborough. Dawn Of The Mammals: David Attenborough reveals the meteoric rise of mammals from their humble origins as tiny nocturnal forest dwellers millions of years ago. (2 of 2)

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