When Whales Could Walk -
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Wed, Apr 2 9:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to how mammals moved from land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.

Duration: 54 minutes and 48 seconds

Episode Number: 5101

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Wed, Apr 2	9:00 P.M.	When Whales Could Walk NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Apr 3	1:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 4	3:00 P.M.	When Whales Could Walk NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Apr 5	1:00 P.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 6	12:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 6	7:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 6	9:00 P.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Apr 7	1:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Apr 8	7:00 P.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 9	12:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 9	8:00 A.M.	When Whales Could Walk NH World (11.3)

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