When Whales Could Walk

Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved. In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales.” Now,...

54 min - Oceans - NOVA PBS Official

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