Your Inner Fish

"MEET THE ANCESTORS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD."

How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this 3-part science series that looks at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.

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The Mysterious Islands

The Mysterious Islands

2009

Intelligent Trees

Intelligent Trees

2017

The Dream Is Alive

The Dream Is Alive

1985

The Apocalypse of the Animals

The Apocalypse of the Animals

1972

The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire

2009

The Brain

The Brain

2008

Deutschlands wilde Vögel

Deutschlands wilde Vögel

2013

Origins of Life

Origins of Life

2001

Les animaux sacrés de l'Egypte ancienne

Les animaux sacrés de l'Egypte ancienne

2018

The Glass Ark

The Glass Ark

1994

Our Father

Our Father

2022

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

2022

The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast

2013

Heavy Horse Pull

Heavy Horse Pull

1977

Oceans

Oceans

2010

Man vs. Shark

Man vs. Shark

2019

Empathy

Empathy

2017

The Private Life of Plants

The Private Life of Plants

1995

Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss

Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss

2012

The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2

The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2

2000