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2026290 minPG-13documentary

Evolution

2026290 minPG-13documentary

The incredible diversity of animal life, originating from a single organism, reveals the complex evolutionary stories behind each species.

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Susi Medusa Gottardi

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The incredible diversity of animal life, originating from a single organism, reveals the complex evolutionary stories behind each species.

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Susi Medusa Gottardidirector

Susi Medusa Gottardiwriter

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Tarra Whitecast

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All the incredible diversity of animal life sprang from a single organism. Every animal, no matter how weird, is related to every other. And behind each species is an incredible story of the millions of generations that gave rise to it - every animal we know and love today sprang from creatures that looked nothing like it.

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